Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Fluorochemicals & Semiconductor Gases
Tosoh is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 7.1x Central Glass's ¥144.5B.
Tosoh earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.4% — 2.4 points above Central Glass (6.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Central Glass +0.2%, Tosoh −4.1%.
Tosoh pays more on average — ¥7.96M against ¥7.17M at Central Glass.
Over the past year the shares moved Central Glass +37.3%, Tosoh +15.9%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Tosoh aheadTosoh 3 : Central Glass 0
Revenue: Tosoh ¥1.0T / Central Glass ¥144.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Tosoh aheadTosoh 2 : Central Glass 1
Operating margin: Tosoh 9.4% / Central Glass 6.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenTosoh 1 : Central Glass 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Tosoh −4.1% / Central Glass +0.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Central Glass aheadTosoh 0 : Central Glass 2
Share price, 1 year: Tosoh +15.9% / Central Glass +37.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Central Glass aheadTosoh 1 : Central Glass 2
Average salary: Tosoh ¥7.96M / Central Glass ¥7.17M
| Metric | Tosoh | Central Glass | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.0T | ¥144.5B | 7.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥95.5B | ¥10.0B | 9.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥41.6B | ¥8.4B | 5.0x |
| Metric | Tosoh | Central Glass | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎9.4% | 6.9% | 2.4pt |
| Net margin | 4.1% | ◎5.8% | 1.7pt |
| ROE | — | 7.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥258M | ¥105M | 2.5x |
| Metric | Tosoh | Central Glass | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.1% | ◎+0.2% | 4.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−3.4% | −5.6% | 2.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +6.8% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +13.5% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | −0.3% |
| Metric | Tosoh | Central Glass | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +15.9% | ◎+37.3% | 21.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.4% | ◎+8.2% | 13.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 13.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 64.8% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,537.5 | ¥4,435 |
◎ 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 | Tosoh | Central Glass | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.96M | ¥7.17M | ¥0.79M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥283,083 | ◎¥287,200 | ¥4,117 |
| Average tenure | 13.5 yrs | ◎15.2 yrs | 1.7 |
| Average age | 38.5 | 37.1 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 3,954 | 1,373 | 2.9x |
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)
¥2,537.5+15.9% (1Y)
Tosoh +15.9% over 1Y. Compared: Central Glass +37.3%.
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.
Tosoh4 segments
Central Glass5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Tosoh ¥7.96M, Central Glass ¥7.17M. Tosoh pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Tosoh 38.5, Central Glass 37.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Tosoh ¥1.0T, Central Glass ¥144.5B. Tosoh is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 7.1x Central Glass's ¥144.5B.
AOperating margins: Tosoh 9.4%, Central Glass 6.9%. Tosoh turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Central Glass +37.3%, Tosoh +15.9%. Central Glass 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.
