Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
JFE is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.5T — 58.7x Nippon Denko's ¥77.3B.
Nippon Denko earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.7% — 3.7 points above JFE (3.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Denko −1.2%, JFE −6.6%.
JFE pays more on average — ¥12.3M against ¥7.58M at Nippon Denko.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Denko +17.6%, JFE +1.1%.
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
JFE aheadJFE 3 : Nippon Denko 0
Revenue: JFE ¥4.5T / Nippon Denko ¥77.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Denko aheadJFE 1 : Nippon Denko 2
Operating margin: JFE 3.0% / Nippon Denko 6.7%
GrowthInvestors
JFE aheadJFE 2 : Nippon Denko 1
Revenue growth (YoY): JFE −6.6% / Nippon Denko −1.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Denko aheadJFE 0 : Nippon Denko 2
Share price, 1 year: JFE +1.1% / Nippon Denko +17.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
JFE aheadJFE 3 : Nippon Denko 0
Average salary: JFE ¥12.3M / Nippon Denko ¥7.58M
| Metric | JFE | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.5T | ¥77.3B | 58.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥135.4B | ¥5.2B | 26.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥70.2B | ¥1.4B | 49.5x |
| Metric | JFE | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | ◎6.7% | 3.7pt |
| Net margin | 1.5% | ◎1.8% | 0.3pt |
| ROE | — | 2.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥75.7B | ¥97M | 782.2x |
| Metric | JFE | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.6% | ◎−1.2% | 5.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+0.0% | −24.7% | 24.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.1% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.7% | −2.9% | 8.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +58.8% | — |
| Metric | JFE | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +1.1% | ◎+17.6% | 16.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −4.9% | ◎−0.2% | 4.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 37.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 76.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,774 | ¥400 |
◎ 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 | JFE | Nippon Denko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥12.3M | ¥7.58M | ¥4.70M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥277,560 | ¥22,440 |
| Average tenure | ◎23.5 yrs | 16.6 yrs | 6.9 |
| Average age | 48.0 | 42.2 | 5.8 |
| Employees | 60 | 799 | 13.3x |
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)
¥1,774+1.1% (1Y)
JFE +1.1% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Denko +17.6%.
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.
JFE3 segments
Nippon Denko6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: JFE ¥12.3M, Nippon Denko ¥7.58M. JFE pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (JFE 48.0, Nippon Denko 42.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: JFE ¥4.5T, Nippon Denko ¥77.3B. JFE is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.5T — 58.7x Nippon Denko's ¥77.3B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Denko 6.7%, JFE 3.0%. Nippon Denko turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Denko +17.6%, JFE +1.1%. Nippon Denko 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.
