Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 3.8x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
Operating margins are level: Daido Steel 7.3%, Nippon Yakin 7.3%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Daido Steel +0.6%, Nippon Yakin −12.3%. For next year, Nippon Yakin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.5%).
Daido Steel pays more on average — ¥8.11M against ¥7.19M at Nippon Yakin.
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Nippon Yakin +18.5%.
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
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Yakin 0
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Yakin 0
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Nippon Yakin 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Nippon Yakin 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Nippon Yakin −12.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenDaido Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 1
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Nippon Yakin +18.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Yakin aheadDaido Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥150.9B | 3.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥11.0B | 3.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥32.6B | ¥7.2B | 4.5x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 7.3% | 0.0pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.6% | 4.8% | 0.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥173M | ¥129M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.6% | −12.3% | 12.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −35.3% | 42.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+7.0% | +6.0% | 0.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +9.0% | ◎+12.0% | 3.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −4.9% | ◎+18.5% | 23.4pt |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | +18.5% | 34.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | ◎−0.2% | 0.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥5,030 |
◎ 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 Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.11M | ¥7.19M | ¥0.93M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥275,000 | ¥18,000 |
| Average tenure | 17.8 yrs | ◎20.2 yrs | 2.4 |
| Average age | 40.1 | 43.8 | 3.7 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 1,171 | 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)
¥2,128+52.6% (1Y)
Daido Steel +52.6% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Yakin +18.5%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Daido Steel ¥8.11M, Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M. 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 Yakin 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B. Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 3.8x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, Nippon Yakin 7.3%. 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 Yakin +18.5%. 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.
