Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
JX Advanced Metals is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥884.6B — 1.5x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
JX Advanced Metals earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 19.8% — 15.4 points above NLM Holdings (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: JX Advanced Metals +23.7%, NLM Holdings +6.4%. For next year, JX Advanced Metals guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.6%).
NLM Holdings pays more on average — ¥9.56M against ¥8.31M at JX Advanced Metals.
Over the past year the shares moved JX Advanced Metals +48.1%, NLM Holdings +23.4%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 3 : NLM Holdings 0
Revenue: JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B / NLM Holdings ¥585.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 3 : NLM Holdings 1
Operating margin: JX Advanced Metals 19.8% / NLM Holdings 4.4%
GrowthInvestors
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 3 : NLM Holdings 1
Revenue growth (YoY): JX Advanced Metals +23.7% / NLM Holdings +6.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 2 : NLM Holdings 1
Share price, 1 year: JX Advanced Metals +48.1% / NLM Holdings +23.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NLM Holdings aheadJX Advanced Metals 1 : NLM Holdings 2
Average salary: JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M / NLM Holdings ¥9.56M
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥884.6B | ¥585.5B | 1.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥175.0B | ¥25.6B | 6.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥104.6B | ¥15.6B | 6.7x |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎19.8% | 4.4% | 15.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎11.8% | 2.7% | 9.2pt |
| ROE | ◎15.6% | 6.5% | 9.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥272M | ◎¥9.6B | 35.3x |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+23.7% | +6.4% | 17.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+55.5% | +17.9% | 37.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+17.9% | 12.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.6% | +5.4% | 3.2pt |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+48.1% | +23.4% | 24.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.5% | ◎+0.5% | 12.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 26.2x | 10.3x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎55.7% | 48.2% | 7.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,955 | ¥2,602 |
◎ 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 | JX Advanced Metals | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.31M | ◎¥9.56M | ¥1.25M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥275,000 | ¥271,000 | ¥4,000 |
| Average tenure | 12.9 yrs | ◎20.5 yrs | 7.6 |
| Average age | 41.5 | 50.6 | 9.1 |
| Employees | 3,250 | 61 | 53.3x |
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)
¥2,955+48.1% (1Y)
JX Advanced Metals +48.1% over 1Y. Compared: NLM Holdings +23.4%.
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.
JX Advanced Metals4 segments
NLM Holdings4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NLM Holdings ¥9.56M, JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M. NLM Holdings pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (JX Advanced Metals 41.5, NLM Holdings 50.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B, NLM Holdings ¥585.5B. JX Advanced Metals is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥884.6B — 1.5x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
AOperating margins: JX Advanced Metals 19.8%, NLM Holdings 4.4%. JX Advanced Metals turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): JX Advanced Metals +48.1%, NLM Holdings +23.4%. JX Advanced Metals 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.
