Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
Mitsubishi Materials is the largest by revenue at ¥1.8T, followed by SMM (¥1.7T), Mitsui Kinzoku (¥758.5B) and Furuya Metal (¥100.1B).
Furuya Metal has the highest operating margin at 24.8%, 21.5 points above the lowest, Mitsubishi Materials (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Furuya Metal +74.5%, SMM +9.3%, Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5%, Mitsubishi Materials −6.0%. For next year, Furuya Metal guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.9%).
Mitsui Kinzoku pays the most on average (¥8.96M), ¥1.82M more than Mitsubishi Materials (¥7.14M).
Over the past year the shares moved Furuya Metal +229.9%, SMM +65.3%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%.
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
SMM aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : SMM 2 : Mitsui Kinzoku 0 : Furuya Metal 0
Revenue: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T / SMM ¥1.7T / Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B / Furuya Metal ¥100.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : SMM 1 : Mitsui Kinzoku 0 : Furuya Metal 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Materials 3.3% / SMM 14.7% / Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3% / Furuya Metal 24.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenMitsubishi Materials 0 : SMM 2 : Mitsui Kinzoku 1 : Furuya Metal 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Materials −6.0% / SMM +9.3% / Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5% / Furuya Metal +74.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : SMM 0 : Mitsui Kinzoku 0 : Furuya Metal 2
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% / SMM +65.3% / Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9% / Furuya Metal +229.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenMitsubishi Materials 1 : SMM 0 : Mitsui Kinzoku 1 : Furuya Metal 1
Average salary: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M / SMM ¥7.90M / Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M / Furuya Metal ¥7.48M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Furuya Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.8T | ¥1.7T | ¥758.5B | ¥100.1B |
| Operating profit | ¥60.5B | ◎¥255.7B | ¥130.9B | ¥24.8B |
| Net income | ¥40.6B | ◎¥176.3B | ¥91.3B | ¥16.0B |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Furuya Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 14.7% | 17.3% | ◎24.8% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 10.1% | 12.0% | ◎16.0% |
| ROE | — | — | — | 22.5% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥347M | ◎¥568M | ¥293M | ¥242M |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Furuya Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.0% | +9.3% | +6.5% | ◎+74.5% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +63.0% | ◎+714.7% | +75.1% | +160.0% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | ◎+13.5% | +7.7% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.9% | +8.1% | ◎+9.4% | +0.9% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −40.5% | −10.4% | −30.5% | ◎+6.9% |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Furuya Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +46.9% | +65.3% | +29.9% | ◎+229.9% |
| Share price, 3 months | +9.3% | +9.4% | −25.5% | ◎+59.3% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | — | 14.4x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | — | 54.9% |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,340 | ¥8,131 | ¥2,017.5 | ¥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 | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Furuya Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.14M | ¥7.90M | ◎¥8.96M | ¥7.48M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ¥275,000 | ¥275,000 | ◎¥300,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.5 yrs | 16.7 yrs | 13.9 yrs | 8.8 yrs |
| Average age | 43.2 | 40.5 | 42.9 | 35.4 |
| Employees | 5,315 | 3,067 | 2,587 | 414 |
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: SMM +65.3%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%, 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
SMM3 segments
Mitsui Kinzoku3 segments
Furuya Metal6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M, SMM ¥7.90M, Furuya Metal ¥7.48M, Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M. Mitsui Kinzoku pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Materials 43.2, SMM 40.5, Mitsui Kinzoku 42.9, Furuya Metal 35.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T, SMM ¥1.7T, Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B, Furuya Metal ¥100.1B. Mitsubishi Materials is the largest by revenue at ¥1.8T, followed by SMM (¥1.7T), Mitsui Kinzoku (¥758.5B) and Furuya Metal (¥100.1B).
AOperating margins: Furuya Metal 24.8%, Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3%, SMM 14.7%, 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%, SMM +65.3%, Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%. Furuya Metal has risen the most.
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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.
