Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electronic Components
Alps Alpine is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 2.9x Taiyo Yuden's ¥355.3B.
Taiyo Yuden earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.6% — 1.5 points above Alps Alpine (4.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Taiyo Yuden +4.1%, Alps Alpine +2.9%. For next year, Taiyo Yuden guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+50.0%).
Taiyo Yuden pays more on average — ¥6.76M against ¥6.41M at Alps Alpine.
Over the past year the shares moved Taiyo Yuden +102.9%, Alps Alpine +10.6%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Alps Alpine aheadAlps Alpine 3 : Taiyo Yuden 0
Revenue: Alps Alpine ¥1.0T / Taiyo Yuden ¥355.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Taiyo Yuden aheadAlps Alpine 1 : Taiyo Yuden 2
Operating margin: Alps Alpine 4.1% / Taiyo Yuden 5.6%
GrowthInvestors
Taiyo Yuden aheadAlps Alpine 1 : Taiyo Yuden 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Alps Alpine +2.9% / Taiyo Yuden +4.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Taiyo Yuden aheadAlps Alpine 0 : Taiyo Yuden 2
Share price, 1 year: Alps Alpine +10.6% / Taiyo Yuden +102.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Alps Alpine aheadAlps Alpine 2 : Taiyo Yuden 1
Average salary: Alps Alpine ¥6.41M / Taiyo Yuden ¥6.76M
| Metric | Alps Alpine | Taiyo Yuden | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.0T | ¥355.3B | 2.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.0B | ¥20.0B | 2.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥26.9B | ¥14.8B | 1.8x |
| Metric | Alps Alpine | Taiyo Yuden | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | ◎5.6% | 1.5pt |
| Net margin | 2.6% | ◎4.2% | 1.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥159M | ¥121M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Alps Alpine | Taiyo Yuden | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.9% | ◎+4.1% | 1.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +23.3% | ◎+91.2% | 67.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+7.3% | +3.4% | 3.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.5% | ◎+8.1% | 5.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +15.4% | ◎+50.0% | 34.7pt |
| Metric | Alps Alpine | Taiyo Yuden | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +10.6% | ◎+102.9% | 92.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −7.0% | ◎−1.9% | 5.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,085 | ¥8,553 |
◎ 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 | Alps Alpine | Taiyo Yuden | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.41M | ◎¥6.76M | ¥0.35M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥269,000 | ¥263,050 | ¥5,950 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.3 yrs | 16.5 yrs | 0.8 |
| Average age | 41.9 | 41.2 | 0.7 |
| Employees | 6,429 | 2,928 | 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)
¥2,085+10.6% (1Y)
Alps Alpine +10.6% over 1Y. Compared: Taiyo Yuden +102.9%.
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.
Alps Alpine3 segments
Taiyo Yuden4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Taiyo Yuden ¥6.76M, Alps Alpine ¥6.41M. Taiyo Yuden pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Alps Alpine 41.9, Taiyo Yuden 41.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Alps Alpine ¥1.0T, Taiyo Yuden ¥355.3B. Alps Alpine is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 2.9x Taiyo Yuden's ¥355.3B.
AOperating margins: Taiyo Yuden 5.6%, Alps Alpine 4.1%. Taiyo Yuden turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Taiyo Yuden +102.9%, Alps Alpine +10.6%. Taiyo Yuden 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.
