Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 18.4x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
Furuya Metal earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 24.8% — 21.5 points above Mitsubishi Materials (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Furuya Metal +74.5%, Mitsubishi Materials −6.0%. For next year, Furuya Metal guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.9%).
Furuya Metal pays more on average — ¥7.48M against ¥7.14M at Mitsubishi Materials.
Over the past year the shares moved Furuya Metal +229.9%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%.
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
Mitsubishi Materials aheadMitsubishi Materials 3 : Furuya Metal 0
Revenue: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T / Furuya Metal ¥100.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furuya Metal 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Materials 3.3% / Furuya Metal 24.8%
GrowthInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furuya Metal 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Materials −6.0% / Furuya Metal +74.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : Furuya Metal 2
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% / Furuya Metal +229.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : Furuya Metal 2
Average salary: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M / Furuya Metal ¥7.48M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.8T | ¥100.1B | 18.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥60.5B | ¥24.8B | 2.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥40.6B | ¥16.0B | 2.5x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | ◎24.8% | 21.5pt |
| Net margin | 2.2% | ◎16.0% | 13.8pt |
| ROE | — | 22.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥347M | ¥242M | 1.4x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.0% | ◎+74.5% | 80.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +63.0% | ◎+160.0% | 97.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+7.9% | +0.9% | 7.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −40.5% | ◎+6.9% | 47.4pt |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +46.9% | ◎+229.9% | 183.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +9.3% | ◎+59.3% | 50.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 54.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,340 | ¥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 | Mitsubishi Materials | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.14M | ◎¥7.48M | ¥0.34M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥300,000 | ¥43,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.5 yrs | 8.8 yrs | 9.7 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 35.4 | 7.8 |
| Employees | 5,315 | 414 | 12.8x |
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: 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.
Mitsubishi Materials3 segments
Furuya Metal6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Furuya Metal ¥7.48M, Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M. Furuya Metal pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Materials 43.2, Furuya Metal 35.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T, Furuya Metal ¥100.1B. Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 18.4x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
AOperating margins: Furuya Metal 24.8%, Mitsubishi Materials 3.3%. 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%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%. 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.
