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Company comparison · Diversified Chemical Majors
Mitsubishi Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.7T — 4.6x Kaneka's ¥811.6B.
Kaneka earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.1% — 3.2 points above Mitsubishi Chemical (0.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kaneka +0.5%, Mitsubishi Chemical −6.2%.
Mitsubishi Chemical pays more on average — ¥10.6M against ¥8.24M at Kaneka.
Over the past year the shares moved Kaneka +48.0%, Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0%.
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
Kaneka aheadMitsubishi Chemical 1 : Kaneka 2
Revenue: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥3.7T / Kaneka ¥811.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kaneka aheadMitsubishi Chemical 1 : Kaneka 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Chemical 0.8% / Kaneka 4.1%
GrowthInvestors
Kaneka aheadMitsubishi Chemical 1 : Kaneka 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Chemical −6.2% / Kaneka +0.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kaneka aheadMitsubishi Chemical 0 : Kaneka 2
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0% / Kaneka +48.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Mitsubishi Chemical aheadMitsubishi Chemical 2 : Kaneka 0
Average salary: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥10.6M / Kaneka ¥8.24M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | Kaneka | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥3.7T | ¥811.6B | 4.6x |
| Operating profit | ¥30.1B | ◎¥32.9B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥11.8B | ◎¥31.0B | 2.6x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | Kaneka | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | ◎4.1% | 3.2pt |
| Net margin | 0.3% | ◎3.8% | 3.5pt |
| ROE | — | 6.4% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥8.9B | ¥233M | 38.4x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | Kaneka | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.2% | ◎+0.5% | 6.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −78.8% | ◎−17.9% | 60.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +2.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.6% | +1.0% | 1.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +9.4% |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Chemical | Kaneka | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +39.0% | ◎+48.0% | 9.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +2.9% | ◎+9.5% | 6.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 12.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 54.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,170 | ¥6,231 |
◎ 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 | Mitsubishi Chemical | Kaneka | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.6M | ¥8.24M | ¥2.36M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥263,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 16.8 yrs | 2.5 |
| Average age | 47.6 | 41.3 | 6.3 |
| Employees | 414 | 3,485 | 8.4x |
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)
¥1,170+39.0% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0% over 1Y. Compared: Kaneka +48.0%.
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.
Mitsubishi Chemical4 segments
Kaneka5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥10.6M, Kaneka ¥8.24M. Mitsubishi Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Chemical 47.6, Kaneka 41.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Chemical ¥3.7T, Kaneka ¥811.6B. Mitsubishi Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.7T — 4.6x Kaneka's ¥811.6B.
AOperating margins: Kaneka 4.1%, Mitsubishi Chemical 0.8%. Kaneka turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kaneka +48.0%, Mitsubishi Chemical +39.0%. Kaneka 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.
