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Company comparison · Agrochemicals
Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 15.0x Ishihara's ¥154.9B.
Ishihara earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.3% — 5.8 points above Sumitomo Chemical (6.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Ishihara +6.7%, Sumitomo Chemical −10.7%. For next year, Sumitomo Chemical guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.6%).
Sumitomo Chemical pays more on average — ¥8.18M against ¥7.66M at Ishihara.
Over the past year the shares moved Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%, Ishihara +11.0%.
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
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 3 : Ishihara 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T / Ishihara ¥154.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Ishihara aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Ishihara 2
Operating margin: Sumitomo Chemical 6.5% / Ishihara 12.3%
GrowthInvestors
EvenSumitomo Chemical 2 : Ishihara 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Chemical −10.7% / Ishihara +6.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 2 : Ishihara 0
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% / Ishihara +11.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 2 : Ishihara 1
Average salary: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M / Ishihara ¥7.66M
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Ishihara | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥154.9B | 15.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥151.7B | ¥19.1B | 8.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥60.9B | ¥16.6B | 3.7x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Ishihara | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | ◎12.3% | 5.8pt |
| Net margin | 2.6% | ◎10.7% | 8.1pt |
| ROE | — | 13.7% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥349M | ¥137M | 2.5x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Ishihara | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −10.7% | ◎+6.7% | 17.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −21.4% | ◎+82.0% | 103.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+1.4% | −3.2% | 4.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+16.6% | −25.6% | 42.2pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Ishihara | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+23.0% | +11.0% | 11.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | −9.5% | 18.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 6.0x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 53.7% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥565 | ¥2,607 |
◎ 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 | Sumitomo Chemical | Ishihara | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.18M | ¥7.66M | ¥0.52M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥279,300 | ¥700 |
| Average tenure | 16.3 yrs | ◎17.7 yrs | 1.4 |
| Average age | 42.1 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 6,669 | 1,130 | 5.9x |
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)
¥565+23.0% (1Y)
Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% over 1Y. Compared: Ishihara +11.0%.
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.
Sumitomo Chemical5 segments
Ishihara3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M, Ishihara ¥7.66M. Sumitomo Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Chemical 42.1, Ishihara 43.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T, Ishihara ¥154.9B. Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 15.0x Ishihara's ¥154.9B.
AOperating margins: Ishihara 12.3%, Sumitomo Chemical 6.5%. Ishihara turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%, Ishihara +11.0%. Sumitomo Chemical 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.
