Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
Mitsui Kinzoku is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥758.5B — 1.3x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
Mitsui Kinzoku earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 17.3% — 10.8 points above ARE Holdings (6.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ARE Holdings +12.6%, Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5%. For next year, ARE Holdings guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Mitsui Kinzoku pays more on average — ¥8.96M against ¥7.87M at ARE Holdings.
Over the past year the shares moved ARE Holdings +36.2%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%.
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
Mitsui Kinzoku aheadMitsui Kinzoku 3 : ARE Holdings 0
Revenue: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B / ARE Holdings ¥570.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Mitsui Kinzoku aheadMitsui Kinzoku 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Operating margin: Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3% / ARE Holdings 6.5%
GrowthInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadMitsui Kinzoku 0 : ARE Holdings 5
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5% / ARE Holdings +12.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadMitsui Kinzoku 0 : ARE Holdings 2
Share price, 1 year: Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9% / ARE Holdings +36.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Mitsui Kinzoku aheadMitsui Kinzoku 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Average salary: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M / ARE Holdings ¥7.87M
| Metric | Mitsui Kinzoku | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥758.5B | ¥570.0B | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥130.9B | ¥37.1B | 3.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥91.3B | ¥24.4B | 3.7x |
| Metric | Mitsui Kinzoku | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎17.3% | 6.5% | 10.8pt |
| Net margin | ◎12.0% | 4.3% | 7.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥293M | ◎¥10.6B | 36.0x |
| Metric | Mitsui Kinzoku | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.5% | ◎+12.6% | 6.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +75.1% | ◎+85.6% | 10.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.7% | ◎+28.2% | 20.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +9.4% | ◎+19.3% | 9.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −30.5% | ◎+10.5% | 41.0pt |
| Metric | Mitsui Kinzoku | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +29.9% | ◎+36.2% | 6.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −25.5% | ◎+4.6% | 30.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,017.5 | ¥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 | Mitsui Kinzoku | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.96M | ¥7.87M | ¥1.09M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥5,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎13.9 yrs | 2.4 yrs | 11.5 |
| Average age | 42.9 | 42.3 | 0.6 |
| Employees | 2,587 | 54 | 47.9x |
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)
¥2,017.5+29.9% (1Y)
Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9% 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.
Mitsui Kinzoku3 segments
ARE Holdings1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M, ARE Holdings ¥7.87M. Mitsui Kinzoku pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsui Kinzoku 42.9, ARE Holdings 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B, ARE Holdings ¥570.0B. Mitsui Kinzoku is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥758.5B — 1.3x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
AOperating margins: Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3%, ARE Holdings 6.5%. Mitsui Kinzoku turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): ARE Holdings +36.2%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%. ARE Holdings 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.
