Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Daikin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥5.0T — 6.0x SMC's ¥842.5B.
SMC earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 22.6% — 14.3 points above Daikin (8.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SMC +6.4%, Daikin +5.5%. For next year, SMC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+14.9%).
Daikin pays more on average — ¥8.96M against ¥8.53M at SMC.
Over the past year the shares moved SMC +21.6%, Daikin +16.8%.
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
Daikin aheadDaikin 3 : SMC 0
Revenue: Daikin ¥5.0T / SMC ¥842.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
SMC aheadDaikin 1 : SMC 2
Operating margin: Daikin 8.3% / SMC 22.6%
GrowthInvestors
SMC aheadDaikin 2 : SMC 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Daikin +5.5% / SMC +6.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SMC aheadDaikin 0 : SMC 2
Share price, 1 year: Daikin +16.8% / SMC +21.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Daikin aheadDaikin 2 : SMC 1
Average salary: Daikin ¥8.96M / SMC ¥8.53M
| Metric | Daikin | SMC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥5.0T | ¥842.5B | 6.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥415.0B | ¥190.6B | 2.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥275.2B | ¥167.3B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Daikin | SMC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | ◎22.6% | 14.3pt |
| Net margin | 5.5% | ◎19.9% | 14.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥611M | ¥131M | 4.6x |
| Metric | Daikin | SMC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.5% | ◎+6.4% | 0.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+3.3% | +0.2% | 3.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+15.0% | +8.8% | 6.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.7% | ◎+18.7% | 16.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+14.9% | 9.9pt |
| Metric | Daikin | SMC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +16.8% | ◎+21.6% | 4.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −10.9% | ◎−3.8% | 7.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥21,060 | ¥63,670 |
◎ 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 | Daikin | SMC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.96M | ¥8.53M | ¥0.43M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥270,500 | ¥29,500 |
| Average tenure | 16.6 yrs | ◎19.8 yrs | 3.2 |
| Average age | 41.2 | 41.2 | 0.0 |
| Employees | 8,212 | 6,414 | 1.3x |
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)
¥21,060+16.8% (1Y)
Daikin +16.8% over 1Y. Compared: SMC +21.6%.
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.
Daikin3 segments
SMC1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Daikin ¥8.96M, SMC ¥8.53M. Daikin pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Daikin 41.2, SMC 41.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daikin ¥5.0T, SMC ¥842.5B. Daikin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥5.0T — 6.0x SMC's ¥842.5B.
AOperating margins: SMC 22.6%, Daikin 8.3%. SMC turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SMC +21.6%, Daikin +16.8%. SMC 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.
