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Company comparison · Materials & Energy Traders
Itochu Enex (¥851.2B) and Inabata (¥832.7B) are about the same size by revenue.
Inabata earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 3.1% — 0.3 points above Itochu Enex (2.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Inabata −0.6%, Itochu Enex −7.9%. For next year, Inabata guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.1%).
Average pay is about the same: Inabata ¥10.1M, Itochu Enex ¥10.0M.
Over the past year the shares moved Inabata +30.5%, Itochu Enex +15.4%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Inabata aheadItochu Enex 1 : Inabata 2
Revenue: Itochu Enex ¥851.2B / Inabata ¥832.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Inabata aheadItochu Enex 1 : Inabata 2
Operating margin: Itochu Enex 2.8% / Inabata 3.1%
GrowthInvestors
Inabata aheadItochu Enex 0 : Inabata 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Itochu Enex −7.9% / Inabata −0.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Inabata aheadItochu Enex 0 : Inabata 2
Share price, 1 year: Itochu Enex +15.4% / Inabata +30.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenItochu Enex 1 : Inabata 1
Average salary: Itochu Enex ¥10.0M / Inabata ¥10.1M
| Metric | Itochu Enex | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥851.2B | ¥832.7B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥24.1B | ◎¥26.2B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥16.1B | ◎¥20.6B | 1.3x |
| Metric | Itochu Enex | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | ◎3.1% | 0.3pt |
| Net margin | 1.9% | ◎2.5% | 0.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.0B | ¥1.2B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Itochu Enex | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −7.9% | ◎−0.6% | 7.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −10.2% | ◎+1.3% | 11.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +2.9% | ◎+7.6% | 4.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +6.9% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.5% | ◎+5.1% | 3.6pt |
| Metric | Itochu Enex | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +15.4% | ◎+30.5% | 15.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +3.4% | ◎+10.2% | 6.8pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,170 | ¥4,430 |
◎ 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 | Itochu Enex | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥10.0M | ◎¥10.1M | ¥0.05M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥300,000 | ¥300,000 | ¥0 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs | 2.7 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 40.1 | 1.2 |
| Employees | 421 | 678 | 1.6x |
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)
¥2,170+15.4% (1Y)
Itochu Enex +15.4% over 1Y. Compared: Inabata +30.5%.
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.
Itochu Enex4 segments
Inabata4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Inabata ¥10.1M, Itochu Enex ¥10.0M. Inabata pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Itochu Enex 41.3, Inabata 40.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Itochu Enex ¥851.2B, Inabata ¥832.7B. Itochu Enex (¥851.2B) and Inabata (¥832.7B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Inabata 3.1%, Itochu Enex 2.8%. Inabata turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Inabata +30.5%, Itochu Enex +15.4%. Inabata 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.
