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Company comparison · Synthetic Rubber & Elastomers
Mitsui Chemicals is the largest by revenue at ¥1.7T, followed by UBE (¥462.3B), Zeon (¥412.0B) and Denka (¥384.2B).
Zeon has the highest operating margin at 8.8%, 4.7 points above the lowest, UBE (4.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Zeon −2.1%, Denka −4.0%, UBE −5.0%, Mitsui Chemicals −7.8%. For next year, UBE guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+24.1%).
Mitsui Chemicals pays the most on average (¥8.72M), ¥1.16M more than Denka (¥7.55M).
Over the past year the shares moved UBE +44.3%, Denka +36.3%, Zeon +27.9%, Mitsui Chemicals +14.3%.
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
Mitsui Chemicals aheadMitsui Chemicals 2 : UBE 0 : Zeon 1 : Denka 0
Revenue: Mitsui Chemicals ¥1.7T / UBE ¥462.3B / Zeon ¥412.0B / Denka ¥384.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Zeon aheadMitsui Chemicals 1 : UBE 0 : Zeon 2 : Denka 0
Operating margin: Mitsui Chemicals 4.4% / UBE 4.1% / Zeon 8.8% / Denka 6.8%
GrowthInvestors
Denka aheadMitsui Chemicals 1 : UBE 1 : Zeon 1 : Denka 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsui Chemicals −7.8% / UBE −5.0% / Zeon −2.1% / Denka −4.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
UBE aheadMitsui Chemicals 0 : UBE 2 : Zeon 0 : Denka 0
Share price, 1 year: Mitsui Chemicals +14.3% / UBE +44.3% / Zeon +27.9% / Denka +36.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenMitsui Chemicals 1 : UBE 0 : Zeon 1 : Denka 1
Average salary: Mitsui Chemicals ¥8.72M / UBE ¥7.74M / Zeon ¥7.76M / Denka ¥7.55M
| Metric | Mitsui Chemicals | UBE | Zeon | Denka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥462.3B | ¥412.0B | ¥384.2B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥73.8B | ¥18.9B | ¥36.4B | ¥26.2B |
| Net income | ¥34.4B | ¥23.9B | ◎¥36.2B | ¥15.7B |
| Metric | Mitsui Chemicals | UBE | Zeon | Denka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 4.1% | ◎8.8% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 5.2% | ◎8.8% | 4.1% |
| ROE | — | — | 9.9% | — |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥321M | ¥172M | ¥165M | ¥91M |
| Metric | Mitsui Chemicals | UBE | Zeon | Denka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −7.8% | −5.0% | ◎−2.1% | −4.0% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −5.8% | +5.0% | +24.1% | ◎+82.0% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+6.6% | −5.5% | — | +1.6% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +13.9% | +4.9% | −1.7% | ◎+17.1% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +12.5% | ◎+24.1% | +4.5% | +14.4% |
| Metric | Mitsui Chemicals | UBE | Zeon | Denka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +14.3% | ◎+44.3% | +27.9% | +36.3% |
| Share price, 3 months | −1.2% | ◎+2.8% | −8.1% | −6.3% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | 11.4x | — |
| Equity ratio | — | — | 69.0% | — |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,086 | ¥3,255 | ¥2,127 | ¥3,055 |
◎ 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 | Mitsui Chemicals | UBE | Zeon | Denka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.72M | ¥7.74M | ¥7.76M | ¥7.55M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥280,000 | ¥273,000 | ◎¥290,750 | ¥265,870 |
| Average tenure | 15.0 yrs | 15.8 yrs | 14.3 yrs | ◎16.4 yrs |
| Average age | 40.0 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 40.8 |
| Employees | 5,198 | 2,693 | 2,503 | 4,234 |
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)
¥2,086+14.3% (1Y)
Mitsui Chemicals +14.3% over 1Y. Compared: UBE +44.3%, Zeon +27.9%, Denka +36.3%.
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.
Mitsui Chemicals4 segments
UBE4 segments
Zeon3 segments
Denka4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsui Chemicals ¥8.72M, Zeon ¥7.76M, UBE ¥7.74M, Denka ¥7.55M. Mitsui Chemicals pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsui Chemicals 40.0, UBE 43.1, Zeon 39.6, Denka 40.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsui Chemicals ¥1.7T, UBE ¥462.3B, Zeon ¥412.0B, Denka ¥384.2B. Mitsui Chemicals is the largest by revenue at ¥1.7T, followed by UBE (¥462.3B), Zeon (¥412.0B) and Denka (¥384.2B).
AOperating margins: Zeon 8.8%, Denka 6.8%, Mitsui Chemicals 4.4%, UBE 4.1%. Zeon turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): UBE +44.3%, Denka +36.3%, Zeon +27.9%, Mitsui Chemicals +14.3%. UBE has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
