Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 12.7x Shoei Foods's ¥124.9B.
Ajinomoto earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.6% — 8.6 points above Shoei Foods (4.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Shoei Foods +8.4%, Ajinomoto +3.5%. For next year, Shoei Foods guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+3.2%).
Ajinomoto pays more on average — ¥10.6M against ¥6.67M at Shoei Foods.
Over the past year the shares moved Ajinomoto +21.9%, Shoei Foods +0.1%.
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 : Shoei Foods 0
Revenue: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T / Shoei Foods ¥124.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 3 : Shoei Foods 0
Operating margin: Ajinomoto 12.6% / Shoei Foods 4.0%
GrowthInvestors
EvenAjinomoto 2 : Shoei Foods 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Ajinomoto +3.5% / Shoei Foods +8.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : Shoei Foods 0
Share price, 1 year: Ajinomoto +21.9% / Shoei Foods +0.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Ajinomoto aheadAjinomoto 2 : Shoei Foods 0
Average salary: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M / Shoei Foods ¥6.67M
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Shoei Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.6T | ¥124.9B | 12.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥199.4B | ¥4.9B | 40.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥134.7B | ¥3.0B | 44.4x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Shoei Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎12.6% | 4.0% | 8.6pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.5% | 2.4% | 6.1pt |
| ROE | — | 5.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥427M | ¥345M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Shoei Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.5% | ◎+8.4% | 4.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+75.0% | +2.0% | 73.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.1% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.8% | +4.1% | 4.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −1.2% | ◎+3.2% | 4.4pt |
| Metric | Ajinomoto | Shoei Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+21.9% | +0.1% | 21.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+5.8% | −8.8% | 14.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 22.8x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 57.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,118 | ¥4,125 |
◎ 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 | Shoei Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.6M | ¥6.67M | ¥3.94M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥270,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎18.9 yrs | 13.1 yrs | 5.8 |
| Average age | 43.5 | 39.9 | 3.6 |
| Employees | 3,705 | 362 | 10.2x |
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)
¥5,118+21.9% (1Y)
Ajinomoto +21.9% over 1Y. Compared: Shoei Foods +0.1%.
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
Shoei Foods3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Ajinomoto ¥10.6M, Shoei Foods ¥6.67M. Ajinomoto pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Ajinomoto 43.5, Shoei Foods 39.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Ajinomoto ¥1.6T, Shoei Foods ¥124.9B. Ajinomoto is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.6T — 12.7x Shoei Foods's ¥124.9B.
AOperating margins: Ajinomoto 12.6%, Shoei Foods 4.0%. Ajinomoto turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Ajinomoto +21.9%, Shoei Foods +0.1%. 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.
