Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Aichi Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥304.3B — 2.0x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
Nippon Yakin earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 1.6 points above Aichi Steel (5.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Aichi Steel +1.7%, Nippon Yakin −12.3%. For next year, Nippon Yakin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.5%).
Aichi Steel pays more on average — ¥8.02M against ¥7.19M at Nippon Yakin.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Yakin +18.5%, Aichi Steel −10.9%.
Head-to-head wins15 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Aichi Steel aheadAichi Steel 3 : Nippon Yakin 0
Revenue: Aichi Steel ¥304.3B / Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Yakin aheadAichi Steel 0 : Nippon Yakin 3
Operating margin: Aichi Steel 5.7% / Nippon Yakin 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
EvenAichi Steel 2 : Nippon Yakin 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Aichi Steel +1.7% / Nippon Yakin −12.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Yakin aheadAichi Steel 0 : Nippon Yakin 2
Share price, 1 year: Aichi Steel −10.9% / Nippon Yakin +18.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Yakin aheadAichi Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Average salary: Aichi Steel ¥8.02M / Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥304.3B | ¥150.9B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥17.4B | ¥11.0B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥11.2B | ¥7.2B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | ◎7.3% | 1.6pt |
| Net margin | 3.7% | ◎4.8% | 1.1pt |
| ROE | 4.8% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥121M | ◎¥129M | 1.1x |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+1.7% | −12.3% | 14.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+44.6% | −35.3% | 79.9pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +6.0% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.9% | ◎+12.0% | 10.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +0.7% | ◎+18.5% | 17.7pt |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −10.9% | ◎+18.5% | 29.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −26.6% | ◎−0.2% | 26.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 62.4% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,338 | ¥5,030 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.02M | ¥7.19M | ¥0.83M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥270,000 | ◎¥275,000 | ¥5,000 |
| Average tenure | 17.7 yrs | ◎20.2 yrs | 2.5 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 43.8 | 4.2 |
| Employees | 2,525 | 1,171 | 2.2x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥2,338-10.9% (1Y)
Aichi Steel -10.9% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Yakin +18.5%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Aichi Steel ¥8.02M, Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M. Aichi Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Aichi Steel 39.6, Nippon Yakin 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Aichi Steel ¥304.3B, Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B. Aichi Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥304.3B — 2.0x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Yakin 7.3%, Aichi Steel 5.7%. Nippon Yakin turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Yakin +18.5%, Aichi Steel −10.9%. Nippon Yakin has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
