Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 3.6x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
Daido Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 4.5 points above Yamato Kogyo (2.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Daido Steel +0.6%, Yamato Kogyo −4.7%. For next year, Yamato Kogyo guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+0.1%).
Yamato Kogyo pays more on average — ¥9.53M against ¥8.11M at Daido Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Yamato Kogyo +31.3%.
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 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadDaido Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Yamato Kogyo 2.8%
GrowthInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 4 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Yamato Kogyo −4.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Yamato Kogyo 0
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Yamato Kogyo +31.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Yamato Kogyo aheadDaido Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥160.4B | 3.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥4.5B | 9.4x |
| Net income | ¥32.6B | ◎¥62.4B | 1.9x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 2.8% | 4.5pt |
| Net margin | 5.6% | ◎38.9% | 33.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥173M | ◎¥1.5B | 8.8x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.6% | −4.7% | 5.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −60.9% | 67.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+7.0% | +3.4% | 3.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.0% | +3.5% | 5.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −4.9% | ◎+0.1% | 5.1pt |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | +31.3% | 21.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.7% | −8.8% | 8.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥12,240 |
◎ 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 | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.11M | ◎¥9.53M | ¥1.42M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥274,900 | ¥17,900 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 8.9 yrs | 8.9 |
| Average age | 40.1 | 39.1 | 1.0 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 106 | 31.6x |
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: Yamato Kogyo +31.3%.
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
Yamato Kogyo4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Daido Steel ¥8.11M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Daido Steel 40.1, Yamato Kogyo 39.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B. Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 3.6x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, Yamato Kogyo 2.8%. 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%. 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.
