Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Fibers & Advanced Materials
Toray is the largest by revenue at ¥2.6T, followed by Teijin (¥873.2B), Toyobo (¥421.6B) and Gunze (¥130.9B).
Toyobo has the highest operating margin at 6.6%, 14.7 points above the lowest, Teijin (-8.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Toray +0.9%, Toyobo −0.1%, Gunze −4.5%, Teijin −13.2%. For next year, Gunze guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+80.3%).
Teijin pays the most on average (¥8.90M), ¥2.38M more than Gunze (¥6.52M).
Over the past year the shares moved Toyobo +35.9%, Toray +22.3%, Teijin +19.7%, Gunze +8.3%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
Toray aheadToray 3 : Teijin 0 : Toyobo 0 : Gunze 0
Revenue: Toray ¥2.6T / Teijin ¥873.2B / Toyobo ¥421.6B / Gunze ¥130.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenToray 2 : Teijin 0 : Toyobo 2 : Gunze 0
Operating margin: Toray 3.8% / Teijin −8.1% / Toyobo 6.6% / Gunze 3.7%
GrowthInvestors
Toray aheadToray 3 : Teijin 0 : Toyobo 1 : Gunze 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Toray +0.9% / Teijin −13.2% / Toyobo −0.1% / Gunze −4.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Toyobo aheadToray 0 : Teijin 0 : Toyobo 2 : Gunze 1
Share price, 1 year: Toray +22.3% / Teijin +19.7% / Toyobo +35.9% / Gunze +8.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Teijin aheadToray 0 : Teijin 3 : Toyobo 0 : Gunze 0
Average salary: Toray ¥8.21M / Teijin ¥8.90M / Toyobo ¥6.85M / Gunze ¥6.52M
| Metric | Toray | Teijin | Toyobo | Gunze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.6T | ¥873.2B | ¥421.6B | ¥130.9B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥97.2B | −¥70.7B | ¥27.9B | ¥4.9B |
| Net income | ◎¥79.5B | −¥88.0B | ¥11.2B | ¥509M |
| Metric | Toray | Teijin | Toyobo | Gunze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | −8.1% | ◎6.6% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | ◎3.1% | −10.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% |
| ROE | — | — | ◎5.5% | 0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥369M | ¥318M | ¥146M | ¥101M |
| Metric | Toray | Teijin | Toyobo | Gunze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.9% | −13.2% | −0.1% | −4.5% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −23.7% | — | ◎+67.6% | −38.4% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+6.5% | +0.9% | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.5% | −2.7% | — | +0.8% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +64.6% | — | — | ◎+80.3% |
| Metric | Toray | Teijin | Toyobo | Gunze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +22.3% | +19.7% | ◎+35.9% | +8.3% |
| Share price, 3 months | +2.0% | −2.8% | ◎+5.3% | +1.0% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | 12.2x | 259.6x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | 40.1% | ◎74.0% |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,179 | ¥1,607 | ¥1,542 | ¥4,110 |
◎ 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 | Toray | Teijin | Toyobo | Gunze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.21M | ◎¥8.90M | ¥6.85M | ¥6.52M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥281,340 | ¥272,000 | ¥270,000 |
| Average tenure | 17.4 yrs | ◎22.5 yrs | 14.2 yrs | 19.1 yrs |
| Average age | 40.8 | 46.8 | 40.1 | 42.8 |
| Employees | 7,010 | 2,749 | 2,885 | 1,299 |
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)
¥1,179+22.3% (1Y)
Toray +22.3% over 1Y. Compared: Teijin +19.7%, Toyobo +35.9%, Gunze +8.3%.
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.
Toray4 segments
Teijin3 segments
Toyobo6 segments
Gunze4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Teijin ¥8.90M, Toray ¥8.21M, Toyobo ¥6.85M, Gunze ¥6.52M. Teijin pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Toray 40.8, Teijin 46.8, Toyobo 40.1, Gunze 42.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Toray ¥2.6T, Teijin ¥873.2B, Toyobo ¥421.6B, Gunze ¥130.9B. Toray is the largest by revenue at ¥2.6T, followed by Teijin (¥873.2B), Toyobo (¥421.6B) and Gunze (¥130.9B).
AOperating margins: Toyobo 6.6%, Toray 3.8%, Gunze 3.7%, Teijin -8.1%. Toyobo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Toyobo +35.9%, Toray +22.3%, Teijin +19.7%, Gunze +8.3%. Toyobo has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
