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Company comparison
Mitsubishi Chemical is the largest by revenue at ¥3.7T, followed by DIC (¥1.1T), artience (¥350.0B) and Sakata INX (¥257.7B).
artience has the highest operating margin at 5.9%, 5.1 points above the lowest, Mitsubishi Chemical (0.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sakata INX +4.9%, artience −0.3%, DIC −1.8%, Mitsubishi Chemical −6.2%. For next year, Sakata INX guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.7%).
Mitsubishi Chemical pays the most on average (¥10.6M), ¥2.61M more than DIC (¥7.99M).
Over the past year the shares moved artience +59.6%, Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0%, DIC +37.3%, Sakata INX +19.8%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
DIC aheadMitsubishi Chemical 1 : DIC 2 : artience 0 : Sakata INX 0
Revenue: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥3.7T / DIC ¥1.1T / artience ¥350.0B / Sakata INX ¥257.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sakata INX aheadMitsubishi Chemical 1 : DIC 0 : artience 1 : Sakata INX 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Chemical 0.8% / DIC 5.0% / artience 5.9% / Sakata INX 5.9%
GrowthInvestors
Sakata INX aheadMitsubishi Chemical 0 : DIC 1 : artience 0 : Sakata INX 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Chemical −6.2% / DIC −1.8% / artience −0.3% / Sakata INX +4.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
artience aheadMitsubishi Chemical 0 : DIC 1 : artience 2 : Sakata INX 0
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0% / DIC +37.3% / artience +59.6% / Sakata INX +19.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Mitsubishi Chemical aheadMitsubishi Chemical 2 : DIC 0 : artience 1 : Sakata INX 0
Average salary: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥10.6M / DIC ¥7.99M / artience ¥8.12M / Sakata INX ¥8.26M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | DIC | artience | Sakata INX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥3.7T | ¥1.1T | ¥350.0B | ¥257.7B |
| Operating profit | ¥30.1B | ◎¥52.2B | ¥20.8B | ¥15.2B |
| Net income | ¥11.8B | ◎¥32.4B | ¥10.3B | ¥11.6B |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | DIC | artience | Sakata INX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 5.0% | ◎5.9% | 5.9% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | ◎4.5% |
| ROE | — | 7.4% | 3.9% | ◎10.0% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥8.9B | ¥271M | ¥893M | ¥286M |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | DIC | artience | Sakata INX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.2% | −1.8% | −0.3% | ◎+4.9% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −78.8% | ◎+17.2% | +1.7% | +15.7% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +2.6% | — | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.6% | +4.5% | +2.9% | ◎+7.1% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +7.3% | +10.8% | ◎+11.7% |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | DIC | artience | Sakata INX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +39.0% | +37.3% | ◎+59.6% | +19.8% |
| Share price, 3 months | +2.9% | ◎+14.8% | +10.9% | +6.9% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.4x | 23.7x | 11.5x |
| Equity ratio | — | 38.5% | ◎59.9% | 56.0% |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,170 | ¥4,937 | ¥4,995 | ¥2,694 |
◎ 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 Chemical | DIC | artience | Sakata INX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.6M | ¥7.99M | ¥8.12M | ¥8.26M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥276,830 | ◎¥288,710 | ¥281,100 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 18.3 yrs | 18.6 yrs | 18.9 yrs |
| Average age | 47.6 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.6 |
| Employees | 414 | 3,880 | 392 | 902 |
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)
¥1,170+39.0% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0% over 1Y. Compared: DIC +37.3%, artience +59.6%, Sakata INX +19.8%.
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 Chemical4 segments
artience5 segments
Sakata INX6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥10.6M, Sakata INX ¥8.26M, artience ¥8.12M, DIC ¥7.99M. Mitsubishi Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Chemical 47.6, DIC 44.3, artience 44.7, Sakata INX 44.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥3.7T, DIC ¥1.1T, artience ¥350.0B, Sakata INX ¥257.7B. Mitsubishi Chemical is the largest by revenue at ¥3.7T, followed by DIC (¥1.1T), artience (¥350.0B) and Sakata INX (¥257.7B).
AOperating margins: artience 5.9%, Sakata INX 5.9%, DIC 5.0%, Mitsubishi Chemical 0.8%. artience turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): artience +59.6%, Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0%, DIC +37.3%, Sakata INX +19.8%. artience has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
