Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 2.0x JX Advanced Metals's ¥884.6B.
JX Advanced Metals earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 19.8% — 5.1 points above SMM (14.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: JX Advanced Metals +23.7%, SMM +9.3%. For next year, JX Advanced Metals guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.6%).
JX Advanced Metals pays more on average — ¥8.31M against ¥7.90M at SMM.
Over the past year the shares moved SMM +65.3%, JX Advanced Metals +48.1%.
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
SMM aheadSMM 3 : JX Advanced Metals 0
Revenue: SMM ¥1.7T / JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
JX Advanced Metals aheadSMM 1 : JX Advanced Metals 2
Operating margin: SMM 14.7% / JX Advanced Metals 19.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenSMM 2 : JX Advanced Metals 2
Revenue growth (YoY): SMM +9.3% / JX Advanced Metals +23.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : JX Advanced Metals 0
Share price, 1 year: SMM +65.3% / JX Advanced Metals +48.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenSMM 1 : JX Advanced Metals 1
Average salary: SMM ¥7.90M / JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M
| Metric | SMM | JX Advanced Metals | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥884.6B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥255.7B | ¥175.0B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥176.3B | ¥104.6B | 1.7x |
| Metric | SMM | JX Advanced Metals | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | ◎19.8% | 5.1pt |
| Net margin | 10.1% | ◎11.8% | 1.7pt |
| ROE | — | 15.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥568M | ¥272M | 2.1x |
| Metric | SMM | JX Advanced Metals | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.3% | ◎+23.7% | 14.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+714.7% | +55.5% | 659.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +13.5% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.1% | +5.1% | 3.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −10.4% | ◎+8.6% | 19.0pt |
| Metric | SMM | JX Advanced Metals | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+65.3% | +48.1% | 17.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.4% | −11.5% | 21.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 26.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 55.7% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,131 | ¥2,955 |
◎ 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 | SMM | JX Advanced Metals | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.90M | ◎¥8.31M | ¥0.41M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ¥275,000 | ¥0 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.7 yrs | 12.9 yrs | 3.8 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 41.5 | 1.0 |
| Employees | 3,067 | 3,250 | 1.1x |
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)
¥8,131+65.3% (1Y)
SMM +65.3% over 1Y. Compared: JX Advanced Metals +48.1%.
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.
SMM3 segments
JX Advanced Metals4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M, SMM ¥7.90M. JX Advanced Metals pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SMM 40.5, JX Advanced Metals 41.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: SMM ¥1.7T, JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B. SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 2.0x JX Advanced Metals's ¥884.6B.
AOperating margins: JX Advanced Metals 19.8%, SMM 14.7%. JX Advanced Metals turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SMM +65.3%, JX Advanced Metals +48.1%. SMM 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.
