Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sumitomo Electric is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥5.1T — 5.7x Brother's ¥893.5B.
Brother earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 8.7% — 0.5 points above Sumitomo Electric (8.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sumitomo Electric +9.2%, Brother +5.3%. For next year, Brother guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+9.2%).
Sumitomo Electric pays more on average — ¥8.50M against ¥8.04M at Brother.
Over the past year the shares moved Brother +77.3%, Sumitomo Electric +41.8%.
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
Sumitomo Electric aheadSumitomo Electric 3 : Brother 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Electric ¥5.1T / Brother ¥893.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Brother aheadSumitomo Electric 1 : Brother 2
Operating margin: Sumitomo Electric 8.2% / Brother 8.7%
GrowthInvestors
Sumitomo Electric aheadSumitomo Electric 4 : Brother 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Electric +9.2% / Brother +5.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Brother aheadSumitomo Electric 0 : Brother 2
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Electric +41.8% / Brother +77.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Electric aheadSumitomo Electric 3 : Brother 0
Average salary: Sumitomo Electric ¥8.50M / Brother ¥8.04M
| Metric | Sumitomo Electric | Brother | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥5.1T | ¥893.5B | 5.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥418.2B | ¥77.9B | 5.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥369.5B | ¥67.6B | 5.5x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Electric | Brother | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.2% | ◎8.7% | 0.5pt |
| Net margin | 7.2% | ◎7.6% | 0.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥717M | ¥229M | 3.1x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Electric | Brother | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.2% | +5.3% | 3.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+30.4% | +15.0% | 15.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+11.9% | +7.2% | 4.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+3.7% | +1.9% | 1.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.6% | ◎+9.2% | 7.5pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Electric | Brother | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +41.8% | ◎+77.3% | 35.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −16.1% | ◎+14.4% | 30.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,770 | ¥4,625 |
◎ 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 | Sumitomo Electric | Brother | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.50M | ¥8.04M | ¥0.46M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,000 | ¥262,400 | ¥27,600 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.7 yrs | 14.2 yrs | 3.5 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 43.6 | 0.4 |
| Employees | 7,124 | 3,903 | 1.8x |
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)
¥1,770+41.8% (1Y)
Sumitomo Electric +41.8% over 1Y. Compared: Brother +77.3%.
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.
Sumitomo Electric5 segments
Brother3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sumitomo Electric ¥8.50M, Brother ¥8.04M. Sumitomo Electric pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Electric 43.2, Brother 43.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Electric ¥5.1T, Brother ¥893.5B. Sumitomo Electric is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥5.1T — 5.7x Brother's ¥893.5B.
AOperating margins: Brother 8.7%, Sumitomo Electric 8.2%. Brother turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Brother +77.3%, Sumitomo Electric +41.8%. Brother 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.
