Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Daido Steel is the largest by revenue at ¥578.1B, followed by Tokyo Steel (¥268.1B), Yamato Kogyo (¥160.4B) and Nippon Yakin (¥150.9B).
Daido Steel has the highest operating margin at 7.3%, 4.6 points above the lowest, Tokyo Steel (2.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Daido Steel +0.6%, Yamato Kogyo −4.7%, Nippon Yakin −12.3%, Tokyo Steel −18.0%. For next year, Nippon Yakin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.5%).
Yamato Kogyo pays the most on average (¥9.53M), ¥2.34M more than Nippon Yakin (¥7.19M).
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%, 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 2 : Tokyo Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 1 : Nippon Yakin 0
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B / Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B / Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadDaido Steel 1 : Tokyo Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 2 : Nippon Yakin 0
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Tokyo Steel 2.7% / Yamato Kogyo 2.8% / Nippon Yakin 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
EvenDaido Steel 2 : Tokyo Steel 2 : Yamato Kogyo 0 : Nippon Yakin 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Tokyo Steel −18.0% / Yamato Kogyo −4.7% / Nippon Yakin −12.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenDaido Steel 1 : Tokyo Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 0 : Nippon Yakin 1
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Tokyo Steel +30.6% / Yamato Kogyo +31.3% / Nippon Yakin +18.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Yakin aheadDaido Steel 0 : Tokyo Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M / Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M / Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥268.1B | ¥160.4B | ¥150.9B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥7.2B | ¥4.5B | ¥11.0B |
| Net income | ¥32.6B | ¥11.6B | ◎¥62.4B | ¥7.2B |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 4.3% | ◎38.9% | 4.8% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥173M | ¥236M | ◎¥1.5B | ¥129M |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.6% | −18.0% | −4.7% | −12.3% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −76.0% | −60.9% | −35.3% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.0% | ◎+13.6% | +3.4% | +6.0% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +9.0% | ◎+17.5% | +3.5% | +12.0% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −4.9% | −155.3% | +0.1% | ◎+18.5% |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | +30.6% | +31.3% | +18.5% |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | −1.1% | −8.8% | ◎−0.2% |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥1,742 | ¥12,240 | ¥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 | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.11M | ¥8.71M | ◎¥9.53M | ¥7.19M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ¥268,790 | ¥274,900 | ◎¥275,000 |
| Average tenure | 17.8 yrs | 16.7 yrs | 8.9 yrs | ◎20.2 yrs |
| Average age | 40.1 | 39.5 | 39.1 | 43.8 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 1,135 | 106 | 1,171 |
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: Tokyo Steel +30.6%, Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, 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.
Daido Steel5 segments
Tokyo Steel1 segments
Yamato Kogyo4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M, Daido Steel ¥8.11M, Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Daido Steel 40.1, Tokyo Steel 39.5, Yamato Kogyo 39.1, Nippon Yakin 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B, Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B, Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B. Daido Steel is the largest by revenue at ¥578.1B, followed by Tokyo Steel (¥268.1B), Yamato Kogyo (¥160.4B) and Nippon Yakin (¥150.9B).
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, Nippon Yakin 7.3%, Yamato Kogyo 2.8%, Tokyo Steel 2.7%. 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%, Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%, Nippon Yakin +18.5%. Daido Steel has risen the most.
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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.
