Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 1.3x Furukawa Electric's ¥1.3T.
SMM earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.7% — 9.8 points above Furukawa Electric (4.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SMM +9.3%, Furukawa Electric +8.8%. For next year, Furukawa Electric guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+48.8%).
SMM pays more on average — ¥7.90M against ¥6.99M at Furukawa Electric.
Over the past year the shares moved Furukawa Electric +167.9%, SMM +65.3%.
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
SMM aheadSMM 3 : Furukawa Electric 0
Revenue: SMM ¥1.7T / Furukawa Electric ¥1.3T
ProfitabilityInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 3 : Furukawa Electric 0
Operating margin: SMM 14.7% / Furukawa Electric 4.9%
GrowthInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 3 : Furukawa Electric 2
Revenue growth (YoY): SMM +9.3% / Furukawa Electric +8.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSMM 1 : Furukawa Electric 1
Share price, 1 year: SMM +65.3% / Furukawa Electric +167.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenSMM 1 : Furukawa Electric 1
Average salary: SMM ¥7.90M / Furukawa Electric ¥6.99M
| Metric | SMM | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥1.3T | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥255.7B | ¥63.9B | 4.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥176.3B | ¥72.5B | 2.4x |
| Metric | SMM | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.7% | 4.9% | 9.8pt |
| Net margin | ◎10.1% | 5.5% | 4.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥568M | ¥295M | 1.9x |
| Metric | SMM | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.3% | +8.8% | 0.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+714.7% | +35.8% | 678.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+13.5% | +10.0% | 3.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.1% | ◎+11.7% | 3.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −10.4% | ◎+48.8% | 59.2pt |
| Metric | SMM | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +65.3% | ◎+167.9% | 102.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.4% | +1.0% | 8.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,131 | ¥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 | SMM | Furukawa Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.90M | ¥6.99M | ¥0.92M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ¥275,000 | ¥0 |
| Average tenure | 16.7 yrs | ◎19.1 yrs | 2.4 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 43.5 | 3.0 |
| Employees | 3,067 | 4,433 | 1.4x |
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)
¥8,131+65.3% (1Y)
SMM +65.3% 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.
SMM3 segments
Furukawa Electric3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: SMM ¥7.90M, Furukawa Electric ¥6.99M. SMM pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SMM 40.5, Furukawa Electric 43.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: SMM ¥1.7T, Furukawa Electric ¥1.3T. SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 1.3x Furukawa Electric's ¥1.3T.
AOperating margins: SMM 14.7%, Furukawa Electric 4.9%. SMM turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Furukawa Electric +167.9%, SMM +65.3%. 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.
