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Company comparison · Materials & Energy Traders

Nagase is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥972.8B — 1.2x Inabata's ¥832.7B.
Nagase earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.6% — 1.5 points above Inabata (3.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nagase +2.9%, Inabata −0.6%. For next year, Inabata guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.1%).
Nagase pays more on average — ¥11.9M against ¥10.1M at Inabata.
Over the past year the shares moved Nagase +51.3%, Inabata +30.5%.
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
Nagase aheadNagase 3 : Inabata 0
Revenue: Nagase ¥972.8B / Inabata ¥832.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nagase aheadNagase 2 : Inabata 1
Operating margin: Nagase 4.6% / Inabata 3.1%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNagase 2 : Inabata 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nagase +2.9% / Inabata −0.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nagase aheadNagase 2 : Inabata 0
Share price, 1 year: Nagase +51.3% / Inabata +30.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nagase aheadNagase 3 : Inabata 0
Average salary: Nagase ¥11.9M / Inabata ¥10.1M
| Metric | Nagase | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥972.8B | ¥832.7B | 1.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥44.7B | ¥26.2B | 1.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥33.1B | ¥20.6B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Nagase | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎4.6% | 3.1% | 1.5pt |
| Net margin | ◎3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9pt |
| ROE | 8.0% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥1.0B | ◎¥1.2B | 1.2x |
| Metric | Nagase | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+2.9% | −0.6% | 3.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+14.5% | +1.3% | 13.2pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +7.6% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.8% | ◎+6.9% | 4.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +0.6% | ◎+5.1% | 4.5pt |
| Metric | Nagase | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+51.3% | +30.5% | 20.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+12.0% | +10.2% | 1.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.0x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 49.8% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,260 | ¥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 | Nagase | Inabata | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥11.9M | ¥10.1M | ¥1.84M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥323,000 | ¥300,000 | ¥23,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎14.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs | 1.7 |
| Average age | 41.2 | 40.1 | 1.1 |
| Employees | 942 | 678 | 1.4x |
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)
¥1,260+51.3% (1Y)
Nagase +51.3% 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.
Nagase6 segments
Inabata4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nagase ¥11.9M, Inabata ¥10.1M. Nagase pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nagase 41.2, Inabata 40.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nagase ¥972.8B, Inabata ¥832.7B. Nagase is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥972.8B — 1.2x Inabata's ¥832.7B.
AOperating margins: Nagase 4.6%, Inabata 3.1%. Nagase turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nagase +51.3%, Inabata +30.5%. Nagase has risen the most.

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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.