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Company comparison · Steel Plate Makers
Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 47.7x Chubu Steel Plate's ¥51.1B.
Kobe Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.3% — 3.5 points above Chubu Steel Plate (1.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Chubu Steel Plate +0.1%, Kobe Steel −4.6%. For next year, Chubu Steel Plate guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+30.0%).
Kobe Steel pays more on average — ¥8.12M against ¥7.06M at Chubu Steel Plate.
Over the past year the shares moved Kobe Steel +11.4%, Chubu Steel Plate +4.9%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 3 : Chubu Steel Plate 0
Revenue: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T / Chubu Steel Plate ¥51.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 3 : Chubu Steel Plate 0
Operating margin: Kobe Steel 5.3% / Chubu Steel Plate 1.8%
GrowthInvestors
Chubu Steel Plate aheadKobe Steel 1 : Chubu Steel Plate 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Kobe Steel −4.6% / Chubu Steel Plate +0.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenKobe Steel 1 : Chubu Steel Plate 1
Share price, 1 year: Kobe Steel +11.4% / Chubu Steel Plate +4.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 2 : Chubu Steel Plate 1
Average salary: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M / Chubu Steel Plate ¥7.06M
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Chubu Steel Plate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.4T | ¥51.1B | 47.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥129.9B | ¥923M | 140.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥93.7B | ¥1.3B | 73.5x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Chubu Steel Plate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎5.3% | 1.8% | 3.5pt |
| Net margin | ◎3.8% | 2.5% | 1.4pt |
| ROE | — | 1.7% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥205M | ¥135M | 1.5x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Chubu Steel Plate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.6% | ◎+0.1% | 4.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−18.2% | −65.9% | 47.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+36.2% | 31.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +15.5% | ◎+30.0% | 14.5pt |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Chubu Steel Plate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+11.4% | +4.9% | 6.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.4% | ◎+2.1% | 5.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 46.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 89.5% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,000 | ¥2,189 |
◎ 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 | Kobe Steel | Chubu Steel Plate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.12M | ¥7.06M | ¥1.06M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,060 | ¥277,940 | ¥12,120 |
| Average tenure | 15.4 yrs | ◎18.4 yrs | 3.0 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 41.1 | 1.2 |
| Employees | 11,895 | 379 | 31.4x |
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)
¥2,000+11.4% (1Y)
Kobe Steel +11.4% over 1Y. Compared: Chubu Steel Plate +4.9%.
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.
Kobe Steel3 segments
Chubu Steel Plate4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M, Chubu Steel Plate ¥7.06M. Kobe Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kobe Steel 39.9, Chubu Steel Plate 41.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T, Chubu Steel Plate ¥51.1B. Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 47.7x Chubu Steel Plate's ¥51.1B.
AOperating margins: Kobe Steel 5.3%, Chubu Steel Plate 1.8%. Kobe Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kobe Steel +11.4%, Chubu Steel Plate +4.9%. Kobe Steel 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.
