Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kirin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 13.5x DM Mitsui Sugar's ¥180.1B.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kirin +4.1%, DM Mitsui Sugar +0.7%.
Kirin pays more on average — ¥10.0M against ¥8.15M at DM Mitsui Sugar.
Over the past year the shares moved Kirin +33.7%, DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%.
Head-to-head wins11 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
Kirin aheadKirin 2 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Revenue: Kirin ¥2.4T / DM Mitsui Sugar ¥180.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kirin aheadKirin 2 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Net margin: Kirin 6.1% / DM Mitsui Sugar 2.2%
GrowthInvestors
Kirin aheadKirin 3 : DM Mitsui Sugar 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Kirin +4.1% / DM Mitsui Sugar +0.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenKirin 1 : DM Mitsui Sugar 1
Share price, 1 year: Kirin +33.7% / DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenKirin 1 : DM Mitsui Sugar 1
Average salary: Kirin ¥10.0M / DM Mitsui Sugar ¥8.15M
| Metric | Kirin | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.4T | ¥180.1B | 13.5x |
| Operating profit | — | ¥12.9B | |
| Net income | ◎¥147.5B | ¥4.0B | 37.2x |
| Metric | Kirin | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | ◎6.1% | 2.2% | 3.9pt |
| ROE | — | 3.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.3B | ¥421M | 5.4x |
| Metric | Kirin | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+4.1% | +0.7% | 3.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+19.3% | −6.7% | 26.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +7.5% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+1.9% | +0.5% | 1.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +0.7% |
| Metric | Kirin | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+33.7% | +14.8% | 18.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.8% | ◎+0.3% | 6.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 15.9x | 28.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 63.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,891.5 | ¥3,575 |
◎ 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 | Kirin | DM Mitsui Sugar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.0M | ¥8.15M | ¥1.85M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥242,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | 14.2 yrs | ◎18.3 yrs | 4.1 |
| Average age | 41.8 | 43.4 | 1.6 |
| Employees | 1,067 | 428 | 2.5x |
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)
¥2,891.5+33.7% (1Y)
Kirin +33.7% over 1Y. Compared: DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%.
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.
Kirin4 segments
DM Mitsui Sugar3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kirin ¥10.0M, DM Mitsui Sugar ¥8.15M. Kirin pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kirin 41.8, DM Mitsui Sugar 43.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kirin ¥2.4T, DM Mitsui Sugar ¥180.1B. Kirin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 13.5x DM Mitsui Sugar's ¥180.1B.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kirin +33.7%, DM Mitsui Sugar +14.8%. Kirin 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.
