Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 2.2x Tokyo Steel's ¥268.1B.
Daido Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 4.6 points above Tokyo Steel (2.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Daido Steel +0.6%, Tokyo Steel −18.0%. For next year, Daido Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−4.9%).
Tokyo Steel pays more on average — ¥8.71M against ¥8.11M at Daido Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%.
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 : Tokyo Steel 0
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Tokyo Steel 1
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Tokyo Steel 2.7%
GrowthInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Tokyo Steel 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Tokyo Steel −18.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Tokyo Steel 0
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Tokyo Steel +30.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Tokyo Steel aheadDaido Steel 1 : Tokyo Steel 2
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥268.1B | 2.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥7.2B | 5.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥32.6B | ¥11.6B | 2.8x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 2.7% | 4.6pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.6% | 4.3% | 1.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥173M | ◎¥236M | 1.4x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.6% | −18.0% | 18.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −76.0% | 82.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.0% | ◎+13.6% | 6.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +9.0% | ◎+17.5% | 8.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎−4.9% | −155.3% | 150.4pt |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | +30.6% | 22.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.7% | −1.1% | 0.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥1,742 |
◎ 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 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.11M | ◎¥8.71M | ¥0.60M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥268,790 | ¥11,790 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 16.7 yrs | 1.1 |
| Average age | 40.1 | 39.5 | 0.6 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 1,135 | 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: Tokyo Steel +30.6%.
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
Tokyo Steel1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M, Daido Steel ¥8.11M. Tokyo Steel 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).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B. Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 2.2x Tokyo Steel's ¥268.1B.
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, 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%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%. 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.
