Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Aichi Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥304.3B — 1.9x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
Aichi Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.7% — 2.9 points above Yamato Kogyo (2.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Aichi Steel +1.7%, Yamato Kogyo −4.7%. For next year, Aichi Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+0.7%).
Yamato Kogyo pays more on average — ¥9.53M against ¥8.02M at Aichi Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, 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 2 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue: Aichi Steel ¥304.3B / Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadAichi Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Operating margin: Aichi Steel 5.7% / Yamato Kogyo 2.8%
GrowthInvestors
Aichi Steel aheadAichi Steel 3 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Aichi Steel +1.7% / Yamato Kogyo −4.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadAichi Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Share price, 1 year: Aichi Steel −10.9% / Yamato Kogyo +31.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Yamato Kogyo aheadAichi Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Average salary: Aichi Steel ¥8.02M / Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥304.3B | ¥160.4B | 1.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥17.4B | ¥4.5B | 3.9x |
| Net income | ¥11.2B | ◎¥62.4B | 5.5x |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎5.7% | 2.8% | 2.9pt |
| Net margin | 3.7% | ◎38.9% | 35.2pt |
| ROE | 4.8% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥121M | ◎¥1.5B | 12.6x |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+1.7% | −4.7% | 6.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+44.6% | −60.9% | 105.5pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +3.4% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.9% | ◎+3.5% | 1.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+0.7% | +0.1% | 0.6pt |
| Metric | Aichi Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −10.9% | ◎+31.3% | 42.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −26.6% | ◎−8.8% | 17.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 62.4% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,338 | ¥12,240 |
◎ 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 | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.02M | ◎¥9.53M | ¥1.51M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥270,000 | ◎¥274,900 | ¥4,900 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.7 yrs | 8.9 yrs | 8.8 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 39.1 | 0.5 |
| Employees | 2,525 | 106 | 23.8x |
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: Yamato Kogyo +31.3%.
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.
Aichi Steel5 segments
Yamato Kogyo4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Aichi Steel ¥8.02M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Aichi Steel 39.6, Yamato Kogyo 39.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Aichi Steel ¥304.3B, Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B. Aichi Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥304.3B — 1.9x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
AOperating margins: Aichi Steel 5.7%, Yamato Kogyo 2.8%. Aichi Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Aichi Steel −10.9%. Yamato Kogyo 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.
