Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
DOWA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥745.4B — 1.3x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
ARE Holdings earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.5% — 1.9 points above DOWA (4.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ARE Holdings +12.6%, DOWA +9.8%. For next year, DOWA guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+55.0%).
DOWA pays more on average — ¥8.07M against ¥7.87M at ARE Holdings.
Over the past year the shares moved DOWA +42.9%, ARE Holdings +36.2%.
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
DOWA aheadDOWA 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Revenue: DOWA ¥745.4B / ARE Holdings ¥570.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadDOWA 1 : ARE Holdings 2
Operating margin: DOWA 4.6% / ARE Holdings 6.5%
GrowthInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadDOWA 2 : ARE Holdings 3
Revenue growth (YoY): DOWA +9.8% / ARE Holdings +12.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenDOWA 1 : ARE Holdings 1
Share price, 1 year: DOWA +42.9% / ARE Holdings +36.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
DOWA aheadDOWA 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Average salary: DOWA ¥8.07M / ARE Holdings ¥7.87M
| Metric | DOWA | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥745.4B | ¥570.0B | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ¥34.2B | ◎¥37.1B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥62.5B | ¥24.4B | 2.6x |
| Metric | DOWA | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | ◎6.5% | 1.9pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.4% | 4.3% | 4.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥7.9B | ◎¥10.6B | 1.3x |
| Metric | DOWA | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.8% | ◎+12.6% | 2.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +6.1% | ◎+85.6% | 79.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.9% | ◎+28.2% | 23.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+26.2% | +19.3% | 6.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+55.0% | +10.5% | 44.5pt |
| Metric | DOWA | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+42.9% | +36.2% | 6.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.6% | ◎+4.6% | 5.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥7,940 | ¥3,125 |
◎ 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 | DOWA | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.07M | ¥7.87M | ¥0.20M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥5,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.8 yrs | 2.4 yrs | 13.4 |
| Average age | 42.9 | 42.3 | 0.6 |
| Employees | 94 | 54 | 1.7x |
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)
¥7,940+42.9% (1Y)
DOWA +42.9% over 1Y. Compared: ARE Holdings +36.2%.
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.
DOWA4 segments
ARE Holdings1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: DOWA ¥8.07M, ARE Holdings ¥7.87M. DOWA pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (DOWA 42.9, ARE Holdings 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: DOWA ¥745.4B, ARE Holdings ¥570.0B. DOWA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥745.4B — 1.3x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
AOperating margins: ARE Holdings 6.5%, DOWA 4.6%. ARE Holdings turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): DOWA +42.9%, ARE Holdings +36.2%. DOWA 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.
