Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 1.4x Furukawa Electric's ¥1.3T.
Furukawa Electric earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.9% — 1.6 points above Mitsubishi Materials (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Furukawa Electric +8.8%, Mitsubishi Materials −6.0%. For next year, Furukawa Electric guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+48.8%).
Mitsubishi Materials pays more on average — ¥7.14M against ¥6.99M at Furukawa Electric.
Over the past year the shares moved Furukawa Electric +167.9%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%.
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
Furukawa Electric aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furukawa Electric 2
Revenue: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T / Furukawa Electric ¥1.3T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Furukawa Electric aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furukawa Electric 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Materials 3.3% / Furukawa Electric 4.9%
GrowthInvestors
Furukawa Electric aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furukawa Electric 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Materials −6.0% / Furukawa Electric +8.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furukawa Electric 1
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% / Furukawa Electric +167.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Furukawa Electric aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furukawa Electric 2
Average salary: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M / Furukawa Electric ¥6.99M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.8T | ¥1.3T | 1.4x |
| Operating profit | ¥60.5B | ◎¥63.9B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥40.6B | ◎¥72.5B | 1.8x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | ◎4.9% | 1.6pt |
| Net margin | 2.2% | ◎5.5% | 3.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥347M | ¥295M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.0% | ◎+8.8% | 14.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+63.0% | +35.8% | 27.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | ◎+10.0% | 5.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.9% | ◎+11.7% | 3.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −40.5% | ◎+48.8% | 89.3pt |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +46.9% | ◎+167.9% | 121.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +1.0% | 8.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,340 | ¥2,806 |
◎ 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 | Mitsubishi Materials | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.14M | ¥6.99M | ¥0.16M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥275,000 | ¥18,000 |
| Average tenure | 18.5 yrs | ◎19.1 yrs | 0.6 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 43.5 | 0.3 |
| Employees | 5,315 | 4,433 | 1.2x |
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)
¥4,340+46.9% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% over 1Y. Compared: Furukawa Electric +167.9%.
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.
Mitsubishi Materials3 segments
Furukawa Electric3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M, Furukawa Electric ¥6.99M. Mitsubishi Materials pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Materials 43.2, Furukawa Electric 43.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T, Furukawa Electric ¥1.3T. Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 1.4x Furukawa Electric's ¥1.3T.
AOperating margins: Furukawa Electric 4.9%, Mitsubishi Materials 3.3%. Furukawa Electric turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Furukawa Electric +167.9%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%. Furukawa Electric 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.
