Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Hitachi is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.6T — 13.6x Makita's ¥777.6B.
Makita earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 13.5% — 2.1 points above Hitachi (11.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Hitachi +8.2%, Makita +3.2%. For next year, Hitachi guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+9.6%).
Hitachi pays more on average — ¥9.95M against ¥7.53M at Makita.
Over the past year the shares moved Makita +12.5%, Hitachi +5.0%.
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
Hitachi aheadHitachi 3 : Makita 0
Revenue: Hitachi ¥10.6T / Makita ¥777.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Makita aheadHitachi 1 : Makita 2
Operating margin: Hitachi 11.3% / Makita 13.5%
GrowthInvestors
Hitachi aheadHitachi 3 : Makita 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Hitachi +8.2% / Makita +3.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Makita aheadHitachi 0 : Makita 2
Share price, 1 year: Hitachi +5.0% / Makita +12.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Hitachi aheadHitachi 3 : Makita 0
Average salary: Hitachi ¥9.95M / Makita ¥7.53M
| Metric | Hitachi | Makita | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥10.6T | ¥777.6B | 13.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.2T | ¥104.7B | 11.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥802.4B | ¥79.4B | 10.1x |
| Metric | Hitachi | Makita | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | ◎13.5% | 2.1pt |
| Net margin | 7.6% | ◎10.2% | 2.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥408M | ¥226M | 1.8x |
| Metric | Hitachi | Makita | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+8.2% | +3.2% | 5.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+23.4% | −2.2% | 25.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +3.9% | ◎+5.0% | 1.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.8% | ◎+5.5% | 0.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.6% | +5.1% | 4.6pt |
| Metric | Hitachi | Makita | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +5.0% | ◎+12.5% | 7.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.1% | ◎−0.6% | 2.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,094 | ¥5,264 |
◎ 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 | Makita | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.95M | ¥7.53M | ¥2.42M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥287,000 | ¥285,000 | ¥2,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.1 yrs | 16.5 yrs | 1.6 |
| Average age | 42.2 | 39.8 | 2.4 |
| Employees | 25,934 | 3,435 | 7.5x |
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)
¥5,094+5.0% (1Y)
Hitachi +5.0% over 1Y. Compared: Makita +12.5%.
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.
Hitachi4 segments
Makita4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Hitachi ¥9.95M, Makita ¥7.53M. Hitachi pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Hitachi 42.2, Makita 39.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Hitachi ¥10.6T, Makita ¥777.6B. Hitachi is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.6T — 13.6x Makita's ¥777.6B.
AOperating margins: Makita 13.5%, Hitachi 11.3%. Makita turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Makita +12.5%, Hitachi +5.0%. Makita 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.
