Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Hitachi CM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.4T — 18.0x Hosokawa Micron's ¥78.0B.
Hitachi CM earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.5% — 0.4 points above Hosokawa Micron (9.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Hitachi CM +2.5%, Hosokawa Micron −8.7%. For next year, Hitachi CM guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.3%).
Hitachi CM pays more on average — ¥7.74M against ¥7.39M at Hosokawa Micron.
Over the past year the shares moved Hosokawa Micron +17.6%, Hitachi CM +0.1%.
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
Hitachi CM aheadHitachi CM 3 : Hosokawa Micron 0
Revenue: Hitachi CM ¥1.4T / Hosokawa Micron ¥78.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Hitachi CM aheadHitachi CM 2 : Hosokawa Micron 1
Operating margin: Hitachi CM 9.5% / Hosokawa Micron 9.0%
GrowthInvestors
Hitachi CM aheadHitachi CM 4 : Hosokawa Micron 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Hitachi CM +2.5% / Hosokawa Micron −8.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Hosokawa Micron aheadHitachi CM 0 : Hosokawa Micron 2
Share price, 1 year: Hitachi CM +0.1% / Hosokawa Micron +17.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Hitachi CM aheadHitachi CM 2 : Hosokawa Micron 1
Average salary: Hitachi CM ¥7.74M / Hosokawa Micron ¥7.39M
| Metric | Hitachi CM | Hosokawa Micron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.4T | ¥78.0B | 18.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥133.0B | ¥7.1B | 18.9x |
| Net income | ◎¥73.2B | ¥4.5B | 16.2x |
| Metric | Hitachi CM | Hosokawa Micron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎9.5% | 9.0% | 0.4pt |
| Net margin | 5.2% | ◎5.8% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | — | 7.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥235M | ¥181M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Hitachi CM | Hosokawa Micron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+2.5% | −8.7% | 11.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−8.3% | −14.8% | 6.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+1.7% | +0.6% | 1.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.3% | −0.7% | 6.0pt |
| Metric | Hitachi CM | Hosokawa Micron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +0.1% | ◎+17.6% | 17.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −7.6% | ◎+32.5% | 40.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 21.6x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 65.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,175 | ¥6,610 |
◎ 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 | Hitachi CM | Hosokawa Micron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.74M | ¥7.39M | ¥0.35M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥275,000 | ¥249,350 | ¥25,650 |
| Average tenure | 15.5 yrs | ◎18.1 yrs | 2.6 |
| Average age | 40.4 | 42.6 | 2.2 |
| Employees | 5,991 | 431 | 13.9x |
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)
¥5,175+0.1% (1Y)
Hitachi CM +0.1% over 1Y. Compared: Hosokawa Micron +17.6%.
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.
Hitachi CM2 segments
Hosokawa Micron2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Hitachi CM ¥7.74M, Hosokawa Micron ¥7.39M. Hitachi CM pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Hitachi CM 40.4, Hosokawa Micron 42.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Hitachi CM ¥1.4T, Hosokawa Micron ¥78.0B. Hitachi CM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.4T — 18.0x Hosokawa Micron's ¥78.0B.
AOperating margins: Hitachi CM 9.5%, Hosokawa Micron 9.0%. Hitachi CM turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Hosokawa Micron +17.6%, Hitachi CM +0.1%. Hosokawa Micron 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.
