Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 8.8x DM Mitsui Sugar's ¥180.1B.
Ajinomoto earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.6% — 5.4 points above DM Mitsui Sugar (7.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Ajinomoto +3.5%, DM Mitsui Sugar +0.7%. For next year, DM Mitsui Sugar guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+0.7%).
Ajinomoto pays more on average — ¥10.6M against ¥8.15M at DM Mitsui Sugar.
Over the past year the shares moved Ajinomoto +21.9%, DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 3 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Revenue: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T / DM Mitsui Sugar ¥180.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 3 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Operating margin: Ajinomoto 12.6% / DM Mitsui Sugar 7.2%
GrowthInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 3 : DM Mitsui Sugar 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Ajinomoto +3.5% / DM Mitsui Sugar +0.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Share price, 1 year: Ajinomoto +21.9% / DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Average salary: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M / DM Mitsui Sugar ¥8.15M
| Metric | Ajinomoto | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.6T | ¥180.1B | 8.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥199.4B | ¥12.9B | 15.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥134.7B | ¥4.0B | 34.0x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎12.6% | 7.2% | 5.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.5% | 2.2% | 6.3pt |
| ROE | — | 3.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥427M | ¥421M | 1.0x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+3.5% | +0.7% | 2.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+75.0% | −6.7% | 81.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.1% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.8% | +0.5% | 8.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −1.2% | ◎+0.7% | 1.9pt |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+21.9% | +14.8% | 7.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+5.8% | +0.3% | 5.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 28.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 63.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,118 | ¥3,575 |
◎ 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 | Ajinomoto | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.6M | ¥8.15M | ¥2.46M |
| Average tenure | ◎18.9 yrs | 18.3 yrs | 0.6 |
| Average age | 43.5 | 43.4 | 0.1 |
| Employees | 3,705 | 428 | 8.7x |
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)
¥5,118+21.9% (1Y)
Ajinomoto +21.9% over 1Y. Compared: DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%.
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.
Ajinomoto3 segments
DM Mitsui Sugar3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M, DM Mitsui Sugar ¥8.15M. Ajinomoto pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Ajinomoto 43.5, DM Mitsui Sugar 43.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T, DM Mitsui Sugar ¥180.1B. Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 8.8x DM Mitsui Sugar's ¥180.1B.
AOperating margins: Ajinomoto 12.6%, DM Mitsui Sugar 7.2%. Ajinomoto turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Ajinomoto +21.9%, DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%. Ajinomoto 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.
