Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Fujifilm is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.4T — 8.4x Nippon Shokubai's ¥399.9B.
Fujifilm earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.4% — 6.0 points above Nippon Shokubai (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Fujifilm +5.0%, Nippon Shokubai −2.3%.
Fujifilm pays more on average — ¥10.9M against ¥8.59M at Nippon Shokubai.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Fujifilm −0.6%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Fujifilm aheadFujifilm 3 : Nippon Shokubai 0
Revenue: Fujifilm ¥3.4T / Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Fujifilm aheadFujifilm 3 : Nippon Shokubai 0
Operating margin: Fujifilm 10.4% / Nippon Shokubai 4.4%
GrowthInvestors
Fujifilm aheadFujifilm 2 : Nippon Shokubai 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Fujifilm +5.0% / Nippon Shokubai −2.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Shokubai aheadFujifilm 0 : Nippon Shokubai 2
Share price, 1 year: Fujifilm −0.6% / Nippon Shokubai +44.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Fujifilm aheadFujifilm 3 : Nippon Shokubai 0
Average salary: Fujifilm ¥10.9M / Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M
| Metric | Fujifilm | Nippon Shokubai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥3.4T | ¥399.9B | 8.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥350.2B | ¥17.5B | 20.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥276.7B | ¥16.8B | 16.5x |
| Metric | Fujifilm | Nippon Shokubai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎10.4% | 4.4% | 6.0pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.2% | 4.2% | 4.1pt |
| ROE | — | 4.3% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.8B | ¥155M | 18.0x |
| Metric | Fujifilm | Nippon Shokubai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+5.0% | −2.3% | 7.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.1% | −8.0% | 14.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.9% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.4% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +4.2% | — |
| Metric | Fujifilm | Nippon Shokubai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −0.6% | ◎+44.9% | 45.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −8.6% | ◎+17.8% | 26.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 22.9x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.1% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,503 | ¥2,563.5 |
◎ 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 | Fujifilm | Nippon Shokubai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.9M | ¥8.59M | ¥2.27M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥313,000 | ¥294,800 | ¥18,200 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.2 yrs | 16.6 yrs | 0.6 |
| Average age | 43.3 | 39.4 | 3.9 |
| Employees | 1,198 | 2,573 | 2.1x |
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)
¥3,503-0.6% (1Y)
Fujifilm -0.6% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Shokubai +44.9%.
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.
Fujifilm4 segments
Nippon Shokubai2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Fujifilm ¥10.9M, Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M. Fujifilm pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Fujifilm 43.3, Nippon Shokubai 39.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Fujifilm ¥3.4T, Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B. Fujifilm is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.4T — 8.4x Nippon Shokubai's ¥399.9B.
AOperating margins: Fujifilm 10.4%, Nippon Shokubai 4.4%. Fujifilm turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Fujifilm −0.6%. Nippon Shokubai 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.
