Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 3.1x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
SMM earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.7% — 8.2 points above ARE Holdings (6.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ARE Holdings +12.6%, SMM +9.3%. For next year, ARE Holdings guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Average pay is about the same: SMM ¥7.90M, ARE Holdings ¥7.87M.
Over the past year the shares moved SMM +65.3%, 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
SMM aheadSMM 3 : ARE Holdings 0
Revenue: SMM ¥1.7T / ARE Holdings ¥570.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Operating margin: SMM 14.7% / ARE Holdings 6.5%
GrowthInvestors
ARE Holdings aheadSMM 1 : ARE Holdings 4
Revenue growth (YoY): SMM +9.3% / ARE Holdings +12.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : ARE Holdings 0
Share price, 1 year: SMM +65.3% / ARE Holdings +36.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
SMM aheadSMM 2 : ARE Holdings 1
Average salary: SMM ¥7.90M / ARE Holdings ¥7.87M
| Metric | SMM | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥570.0B | 3.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥255.7B | ¥37.1B | 6.9x |
| Net income | ◎¥176.3B | ¥24.4B | 7.2x |
| Metric | SMM | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.7% | 6.5% | 8.2pt |
| Net margin | ◎10.1% | 4.3% | 5.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥568M | ◎¥10.6B | 18.6x |
| Metric | SMM | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.3% | ◎+12.6% | 3.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+714.7% | +85.6% | 629.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +13.5% | ◎+28.2% | 14.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.1% | ◎+19.3% | 11.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −10.4% | ◎+10.5% | 21.0pt |
| Metric | SMM | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+65.3% | +36.2% | 29.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.4% | +4.6% | 4.8pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,131 | ¥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 | SMM | ARE Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.90M | ¥7.87M | ¥0.03M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥5,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.7 yrs | 2.4 yrs | 14.3 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 42.3 | 1.8 |
| Employees | 3,067 | 54 | 56.8x |
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)
¥8,131+65.3% (1Y)
SMM +65.3% 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.
SMM3 segments
ARE Holdings1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: SMM ¥7.90M, ARE Holdings ¥7.87M. SMM pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SMM 40.5, ARE Holdings 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: SMM ¥1.7T, ARE Holdings ¥570.0B. SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 3.1x ARE Holdings's ¥570.0B.
AOperating margins: SMM 14.7%, ARE Holdings 6.5%. SMM turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SMM +65.3%, ARE Holdings +36.2%. SMM 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.
