Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 7.5x Nippon Denko's ¥77.3B.
Daido Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 0.6 points above Nippon Denko (6.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Daido Steel +0.6%, Nippon Denko −1.2%.
Daido Steel pays more on average — ¥8.11M against ¥7.58M at Nippon Denko.
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Nippon Denko +17.6%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Denko 0
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Nippon Denko ¥77.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Denko 0
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Nippon Denko 6.7%
GrowthInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Denko 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Nippon Denko −1.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenDaido Steel 1 : Nippon Denko 1
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Nippon Denko +17.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Nippon Denko 1
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Nippon Denko ¥7.58M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥77.3B | 7.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥5.2B | 8.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥32.6B | ¥1.4B | 23.0x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 6.7% | 0.6pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.6% | 1.8% | 3.8pt |
| ROE | — | 2.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥173M | ¥97M | 1.8x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.6% | −1.2% | 1.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −24.7% | 31.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.0% | −2.9% | 11.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −4.9% | — |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | +17.6% | 35.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | ◎−0.2% | 0.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 37.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 76.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥400 |
◎ 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 | Daido Steel | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.11M | ¥7.58M | ¥0.53M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥277,560 | ¥20,560 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 16.6 yrs | 1.2 |
| Average age | 40.1 | 42.2 | 2.1 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 799 | 4.2x |
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)
¥2,128+52.6% (1Y)
Daido Steel +52.6% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Denko +17.6%.
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.
Daido Steel5 segments
Nippon Denko6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Daido Steel ¥8.11M, Nippon Denko ¥7.58M. Daido Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Daido Steel 40.1, Nippon Denko 42.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Nippon Denko ¥77.3B. Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 7.5x Nippon Denko's ¥77.3B.
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, Nippon Denko 6.7%. Daido Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Daido Steel +52.6%, Nippon Denko +17.6%. Daido 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.
