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Company comparison · Specialty & Functional Chemicals
Kuraray is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥808.4B — 10.5x FUSO Chemical's ¥76.9B.
FUSO Chemical earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 24.5% — 17.2 points above Kuraray (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: FUSO Chemical +10.7%, Kuraray −2.2%. For next year, FUSO Chemical guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+28.9%).
Kuraray pays more on average — ¥8.02M against ¥7.58M at FUSO Chemical.
Over the past year the shares moved FUSO Chemical +72.7%, Kuraray +10.9%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Kuraray aheadKuraray 2 : FUSO Chemical 1
Revenue: Kuraray ¥808.4B / FUSO Chemical ¥76.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
FUSO Chemical aheadKuraray 1 : FUSO Chemical 3
Operating margin: Kuraray 7.3% / FUSO Chemical 24.5%
GrowthInvestors
FUSO Chemical aheadKuraray 0 : FUSO Chemical 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Kuraray −2.2% / FUSO Chemical +10.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
FUSO Chemical aheadKuraray 1 : FUSO Chemical 2
Share price, 1 year: Kuraray +10.9% / FUSO Chemical +72.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kuraray aheadKuraray 3 : FUSO Chemical 0
Average salary: Kuraray ¥8.02M / FUSO Chemical ¥7.58M
| Metric | Kuraray | FUSO Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥808.4B | ¥76.9B | 10.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥58.9B | ¥18.9B | 3.1x |
| Net income | ¥7.5B | ◎¥14.3B | 1.9x |
| Metric | Kuraray | FUSO Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | ◎24.5% | 17.2pt |
| Net margin | 0.9% | ◎18.6% | 17.7pt |
| ROE | 1.0% | ◎12.9% | 11.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥177M | ¥123M | 1.4x |
| Metric | Kuraray | FUSO Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −2.2% | ◎+10.7% | 12.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −30.8% | ◎+16.1% | 46.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +6.5% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+11.5% | 6.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +18.9% | ◎+28.9% | 10.0pt |
| Metric | Kuraray | FUSO Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +10.9% | ◎+72.7% | 61.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−1.8% | −13.8% | 11.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 78.2x | 21.4x | |
| Equity ratio | 57.9% | ◎77.0% | 19.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,847 | ¥2,889 |
◎ 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 | Kuraray | FUSO Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.02M | ¥7.58M | ¥0.45M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥303,700 | ¥291,900 | ¥11,800 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.7 yrs | 12.0 yrs | 5.7 |
| Average age | 42.0 | 41.6 | 0.4 |
| Employees | 4,569 | 623 | 7.3x |
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)
¥1,847+10.9% (1Y)
Kuraray +10.9% over 1Y. Compared: FUSO Chemical +72.7%.
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.
Kuraray6 segments
FUSO Chemical2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kuraray ¥8.02M, FUSO Chemical ¥7.58M. Kuraray pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kuraray 42.0, FUSO Chemical 41.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kuraray ¥808.4B, FUSO Chemical ¥76.9B. Kuraray is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥808.4B — 10.5x FUSO Chemical's ¥76.9B.
AOperating margins: FUSO Chemical 24.5%, Kuraray 7.3%. FUSO Chemical turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): FUSO Chemical +72.7%, Kuraray +10.9%. FUSO Chemical 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.
