Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 3.2x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
ARE Holdings earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.5% — 3.2 points above Mitsubishi Materials (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ARE Holdings +12.6%, Mitsubishi Materials −6.0%. For next year, ARE Holdings guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
ARE Holdings pays more on average — ¥7.87M against ¥7.14M at Mitsubishi Materials.
Over the past year the shares moved Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, 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
Mitsubishi Materials aheadMitsubishi Materials 3 : ARE Holdings 0
Revenue: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T / ARE Holdings ¥570.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : ARE Holdings 3
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Materials 3.3% / ARE Holdings 6.5%
GrowthInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : ARE Holdings 5
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Materials −6.0% / ARE Holdings +12.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Mitsubishi Materials aheadMitsubishi Materials 2 : ARE Holdings 0
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% / ARE Holdings +36.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
ARE Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : ARE Holdings 2
Average salary: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M / ARE Holdings ¥7.87M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.8T | ¥570.0B | 3.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥60.5B | ¥37.1B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥40.6B | ¥24.4B | 1.7x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | ◎6.5% | 3.2pt |
| Net margin | 2.2% | ◎4.3% | 2.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥347M | ◎¥10.6B | 30.4x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.0% | ◎+12.6% | 18.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +63.0% | ◎+85.6% | 22.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | ◎+28.2% | 23.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.9% | ◎+19.3% | 11.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −40.5% | ◎+10.5% | 51.0pt |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+46.9% | +36.2% | 10.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +4.6% | 4.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,340 | ¥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 | Mitsubishi Materials | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.14M | ◎¥7.87M | ¥0.73M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥23,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.5 yrs | 2.4 yrs | 16.1 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 42.3 | 0.9 |
| Employees | 5,315 | 54 | 98.4x |
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)
¥4,340+46.9% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% 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.
Mitsubishi Materials3 segments
ARE Holdings1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: ARE Holdings ¥7.87M, Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M. ARE Holdings pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Materials 43.2, ARE Holdings 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T, ARE Holdings ¥570.0B. Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 3.2x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
AOperating margins: ARE Holdings 6.5%, Mitsubishi Materials 3.3%. ARE Holdings turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, ARE Holdings +36.2%. Mitsubishi Materials 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.
