Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Fibers & Advanced Materials
Gunze (¥130.9B) and Nikke (¥119.4B) are about the same size by revenue.
Nikke earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.0% — 6.3 points above Gunze (3.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nikke +3.4%, Gunze −4.5%. For next year, Gunze guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+80.3%).
Gunze pays more on average — ¥6.52M against ¥5.80M at Nikke.
Over the past year the shares moved Nikke +27.9%, Gunze +8.3%.
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
Nikke aheadGunze 1 : Nikke 2
Revenue: Gunze ¥130.9B / Nikke ¥119.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nikke aheadGunze 0 : Nikke 4
Operating margin: Gunze 3.7% / Nikke 10.0%
GrowthInvestors
Nikke aheadGunze 1 : Nikke 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Gunze −4.5% / Nikke +3.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nikke aheadGunze 1 : Nikke 2
Share price, 1 year: Gunze +8.3% / Nikke +27.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Gunze aheadGunze 3 : Nikke 0
Average salary: Gunze ¥6.52M / Nikke ¥5.80M
| Metric | Gunze | Nikke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥130.9B | ¥119.4B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥4.9B | ◎¥11.9B | 2.4x |
| Net income | ¥509M | ◎¥9.1B | 17.9x |
| Metric | Gunze | Nikke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | ◎10.0% | 6.3pt |
| Net margin | 0.4% | ◎7.6% | 7.2pt |
| ROE | 0.4% | ◎7.1% | 6.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥101M | ◎¥240M | 2.4x |
| Metric | Gunze | Nikke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.5% | ◎+3.4% | 7.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −38.4% | ◎+2.3% | 40.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +0.8% | ◎+8.9% | 8.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+80.3% | +9.1% | 71.1pt |
| Metric | Gunze | Nikke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +8.3% | ◎+27.9% | 19.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.0% | ◎+8.4% | 7.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 259.6x | 15.7x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎74.0% | 69.6% | 4.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,110 | ¥2,074 |
◎ 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 | Gunze | Nikke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥6.52M | ¥5.80M | ¥0.72M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥270,000 | ¥247,600 | ¥22,400 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.1 yrs | 15.7 yrs | 3.4 |
| Average age | 42.8 | 45.4 | 2.6 |
| Employees | 1,299 | 497 | 2.6x |
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)
¥4,110+8.3% (1Y)
Gunze +8.3% over 1Y. Compared: Nikke +27.9%.
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.
Gunze4 segments
Nikke4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Gunze ¥6.52M, Nikke ¥5.80M. Gunze pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Gunze 42.8, Nikke 45.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Gunze ¥130.9B, Nikke ¥119.4B. Gunze (¥130.9B) and Nikke (¥119.4B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Nikke 10.0%, Gunze 3.7%. Nikke turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nikke +27.9%, Gunze +8.3%. Nikke 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.
