Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
ULVAC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥269.1B — 4.6x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
Japan Material earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 25.3% — 18.0 points above ULVAC (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Japan Material +10.1%, ULVAC +7.1%. For next year, ULVAC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+42.9%).
ULVAC pays more on average — ¥8.88M against ¥6.37M at Japan Material.
Over the past year the shares moved ULVAC +8.0%, Japan Material +5.8%.
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
ULVAC aheadULVAC 3 : Japan Material 0
Revenue: ULVAC ¥269.1B / Japan Material ¥58.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Japan Material aheadULVAC 1 : Japan Material 2
Operating margin: ULVAC 7.3% / Japan Material 25.3%
GrowthInvestors
Japan Material aheadULVAC 1 : Japan Material 3
Revenue growth (YoY): ULVAC +7.1% / Japan Material +10.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenULVAC 1 : Japan Material 1
Share price, 1 year: ULVAC +8.0% / Japan Material +5.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
ULVAC aheadULVAC 3 : Japan Material 0
Average salary: ULVAC ¥8.88M / Japan Material ¥6.37M
| Metric | ULVAC | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥269.1B | ¥58.0B | 4.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥19.6B | ¥14.6B | 1.3x |
| Net income | ◎¥17.1B | ¥10.6B | 1.6x |
| Metric | ULVAC | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | ◎25.3% | 18.0pt |
| Net margin | 6.4% | ◎18.3% | 11.9pt |
| ROE | — | 18.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥163M | ¥127M | 1.3x |
| Metric | ULVAC | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.1% | ◎+10.1% | 3.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −26.1% | ◎+30.9% | 57.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −5.3% | ◎+5.2% | 10.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+42.9% | +5.9% | 37.0pt |
| Metric | ULVAC | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+8.0% | +5.8% | 2.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −8.1% | ◎+0.7% | 8.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 19.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 83.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥7,419 | ¥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 | ULVAC | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.88M | ¥6.37M | ¥2.51M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥264,900 | ¥240,000 | ¥24,900 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.5 yrs | 7.2 yrs | 10.3 |
| Average age | 44.6 | 39.5 | 5.1 |
| Employees | 1,648 | 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)
¥7,419+8.0% (1Y)
ULVAC +8.0% 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.
ULVAC2 segments
Japan Material3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: ULVAC ¥8.88M, Japan Material ¥6.37M. ULVAC pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (ULVAC 44.6, Japan Material 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: ULVAC ¥269.1B, Japan Material ¥58.0B. ULVAC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥269.1B — 4.6x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
AOperating margins: Japan Material 25.3%, ULVAC 7.3%. Japan Material turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): ULVAC +8.0%, Japan Material +5.8%. ULVAC 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.
