Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Housing Equipment
LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 6.4x Bunka Shutter's ¥236.3B.
Bunka Shutter earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.6% — 4.7 points above LIXIL (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Bunka Shutter +3.4%, LIXIL +0.4%. For next year, LIXIL guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+32.0%).
Bunka Shutter pays more on average — ¥7.52M against ¥7.30M at LIXIL.
Over the past year the shares moved LIXIL −6.4%, Bunka Shutter −6.9%.
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
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 2 : Bunka Shutter 1
Revenue: LIXIL ¥1.5T / Bunka Shutter ¥236.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Bunka Shutter aheadLIXIL 1 : Bunka Shutter 3
Operating margin: LIXIL 1.9% / Bunka Shutter 6.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenLIXIL 2 : Bunka Shutter 2
Revenue growth (YoY): LIXIL +0.4% / Bunka Shutter +3.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Bunka Shutter aheadLIXIL 1 : Bunka Shutter 2
Share price, 1 year: LIXIL −6.4% / Bunka Shutter −6.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 2 : Bunka Shutter 1
Average salary: LIXIL ¥7.30M / Bunka Shutter ¥7.52M
| Metric | LIXIL | Bunka Shutter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥236.3B | 6.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥28.4B | ¥15.6B | 1.8x |
| Net income | ¥8.1B | ◎¥12.6B | 1.6x |
| Metric | LIXIL | Bunka Shutter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | ◎6.6% | 4.7pt |
| Net margin | 0.5% | ◎5.3% | 4.8pt |
| ROE | 1.3% | ◎10.8% | 9.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥100M | ¥100M | 1.0x |
| Metric | LIXIL | Bunka Shutter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.4% | ◎+3.4% | 3.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −4.3% | ◎+5.7% | 10.0pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.9% | +5.8% | 0.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+32.0% | +20.8% | 11.3pt |
| Metric | LIXIL | Bunka Shutter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−6.4% | −6.9% | 0.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.9% | ◎−3.6% | 8.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 58.7x | 10.6x | |
| Equity ratio | 35.5% | ◎58.4% | 22.9pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,662.5 | ¥1,892 |
◎ 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 | LIXIL | Bunka Shutter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.30M | ◎¥7.52M | ¥0.22M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥255,000 | ¥251,312 | ¥3,688 |
| Average tenure | ◎20.3 yrs | 15.5 yrs | 4.8 |
| Average age | 46.2 | 42.7 | 3.5 |
| Employees | 15,128 | 2,374 | 6.4x |
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)
¥1,662.5-6.4% (1Y)
LIXIL -6.4% over 1Y. Compared: Bunka Shutter -6.9%.
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.
LIXIL3 segments
Bunka Shutter5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Bunka Shutter ¥7.52M, LIXIL ¥7.30M. Bunka Shutter pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LIXIL 46.2, Bunka Shutter 42.7).
ARevenue in the latest results: LIXIL ¥1.5T, Bunka Shutter ¥236.3B. LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 6.4x Bunka Shutter's ¥236.3B.
AOperating margins: Bunka Shutter 6.6%, LIXIL 1.9%. Bunka Shutter turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): LIXIL −6.4%, Bunka Shutter −6.9%. LIXIL 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.
