Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kioxia is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 40.3x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
Kioxia earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 37.2% — 12.0 points above Japan Material (25.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kioxia +37.0%, Japan Material +10.1%.
Kioxia pays more on average — ¥11.5M against ¥6.37M at Japan Material.
Over the past year the shares moved Kioxia +300.9%, Japan Material +5.8%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Kioxia aheadKioxia 3 : Japan Material 0
Revenue: Kioxia ¥2.3T / Japan Material ¥58.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kioxia aheadKioxia 3 : Japan Material 0
Operating margin: Kioxia 37.2% / Japan Material 25.3%
GrowthInvestors
Kioxia aheadKioxia 2 : Japan Material 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Kioxia +37.0% / Japan Material +10.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kioxia aheadKioxia 2 : Japan Material 0
Share price, 1 year: Kioxia +300.9% / Japan Material +5.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kioxia aheadKioxia 3 : Japan Material 0
Average salary: Kioxia ¥11.5M / Japan Material ¥6.37M
| Metric | Kioxia | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥58.0B | 40.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥870.4B | ¥14.6B | 59.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥554.5B | ¥10.6B | 52.4x |
| Metric | Kioxia | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎37.2% | 25.3% | 12.0pt |
| Net margin | ◎23.7% | 18.3% | 5.5pt |
| ROE | — | 18.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥18.4B | ¥127M | 144.5x |
| Metric | Kioxia | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+37.0% | +10.1% | 26.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+92.7% | +30.9% | 61.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +236.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +5.2% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +5.9% |
| Metric | Kioxia | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+300.9% | +5.8% | 295.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+2.3% | +0.7% | 1.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 19.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 83.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥13,470 | ¥2,033 |
◎ 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 | Kioxia | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥11.5M | ¥6.37M | ¥5.11M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥270,500 | ¥240,000 | ¥30,500 |
| Average tenure | ◎14.5 yrs | 7.2 yrs | 7.3 |
| Average age | 46.5 | 39.5 | 7.0 |
| Employees | 127 | 455 | 3.6x |
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)
¥13,470+300.9% (1Y)
Kioxia +300.9% over 1Y. Compared: Japan Material +5.8%.
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.
Kioxia3 segments
Japan Material3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kioxia ¥11.5M, Japan Material ¥6.37M. Kioxia pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kioxia 46.5, Japan Material 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kioxia ¥2.3T, Japan Material ¥58.0B. Kioxia is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 40.3x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
AOperating margins: Kioxia 37.2%, Japan Material 25.3%. Kioxia turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kioxia +300.9%, Japan Material +5.8%. Kioxia 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.
