Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
DOWA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥745.4B — 7.4x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
Furuya Metal earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 24.8% — 20.2 points above DOWA (4.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Furuya Metal +74.5%, DOWA +9.8%. For next year, DOWA guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+55.0%).
DOWA pays more on average — ¥8.07M against ¥7.48M at Furuya Metal.
Over the past year the shares moved Furuya Metal +229.9%, DOWA +42.9%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
DOWA aheadDOWA 3 : Furuya Metal 0
Revenue: DOWA ¥745.4B / Furuya Metal ¥100.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadDOWA 1 : Furuya Metal 2
Operating margin: DOWA 4.6% / Furuya Metal 24.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenDOWA 2 : Furuya Metal 2
Revenue growth (YoY): DOWA +9.8% / Furuya Metal +74.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadDOWA 0 : Furuya Metal 2
Share price, 1 year: DOWA +42.9% / Furuya Metal +229.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
DOWA aheadDOWA 2 : Furuya Metal 1
Average salary: DOWA ¥8.07M / Furuya Metal ¥7.48M
| Metric | DOWA | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥745.4B | ¥100.1B | 7.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥34.2B | ¥24.8B | 1.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥62.5B | ¥16.0B | 3.9x |
| Metric | DOWA | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | ◎24.8% | 20.2pt |
| Net margin | 8.4% | ◎16.0% | 7.6pt |
| ROE | — | 22.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥7.9B | ¥242M | 32.8x |
| Metric | DOWA | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.8% | ◎+74.5% | 64.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +6.1% | ◎+160.0% | 153.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.9% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+26.2% | +0.9% | 25.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+55.0% | +6.9% | 48.1pt |
| Metric | DOWA | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +42.9% | ◎+229.9% | 187.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.6% | ◎+59.3% | 59.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 54.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥7,940 | ¥9,400 |
◎ 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 | DOWA | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.07M | ¥7.48M | ¥0.59M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥300,000 | ¥25,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.8 yrs | 8.8 yrs | 7.0 |
| Average age | 42.9 | 35.4 | 7.5 |
| Employees | 94 | 414 | 4.4x |
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)
¥7,940+42.9% (1Y)
DOWA +42.9% over 1Y. Compared: Furuya Metal +229.9%.
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.
DOWA4 segments
Furuya Metal6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: DOWA ¥8.07M, Furuya Metal ¥7.48M. DOWA pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (DOWA 42.9, Furuya Metal 35.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: DOWA ¥745.4B, Furuya Metal ¥100.1B. DOWA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥745.4B — 7.4x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
AOperating margins: Furuya Metal 24.8%, DOWA 4.6%. Furuya Metal turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Furuya Metal +229.9%, DOWA +42.9%. Furuya Metal 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.
