Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 7.7x Kyoei Steel's ¥315.1B.
Operating margins are level: Kyoei Steel 5.4%, Kobe Steel 5.3%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kyoei Steel −2.4%, Kobe Steel −4.6%. For next year, Kobe Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+15.5%).
Kobe Steel pays more on average — ¥8.12M against ¥7.43M at Kyoei Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Kobe Steel +11.4%, Kyoei Steel −17.4%.
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
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 3 : Kyoei Steel 0
Revenue: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T / Kyoei Steel ¥315.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kyoei Steel aheadKobe Steel 1 : Kyoei Steel 2
Operating margin: Kobe Steel 5.3% / Kyoei Steel 5.4%
GrowthInvestors
Kyoei Steel aheadKobe Steel 1 : Kyoei Steel 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Kobe Steel −4.6% / Kyoei Steel −2.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 2 : Kyoei Steel 0
Share price, 1 year: Kobe Steel +11.4% / Kyoei Steel −17.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 2 : Kyoei Steel 1
Average salary: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M / Kyoei Steel ¥7.43M
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Kyoei Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.4T | ¥315.1B | 7.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥129.9B | ¥17.0B | 7.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥93.7B | ¥9.9B | 9.5x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Kyoei Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | ◎5.4% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | ◎3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7pt |
| ROE | — | 4.8% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥205M | ◎¥313M | 1.5x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Kyoei Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.6% | ◎−2.4% | 2.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −18.2% | ◎+10.7% | 28.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+14.2% | 9.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+15.5% | −5.7% | 21.2pt |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Kyoei Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+11.4% | −17.4% | 28.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−3.4% | −11.4% | 8.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 7.9x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 58.6% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,000 | ¥1,787 |
◎ 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 | Kobe Steel | Kyoei Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.12M | ¥7.43M | ¥0.69M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,060 | ¥290,000 | ¥60 |
| Average tenure | 15.4 yrs | ◎16.9 yrs | 1.5 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 41.3 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 11,895 | 1,007 | 11.8x |
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)
¥2,000+11.4% (1Y)
Kobe Steel +11.4% over 1Y. Compared: Kyoei Steel -17.4%.
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.
Kobe Steel3 segments
Kyoei Steel4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M, Kyoei Steel ¥7.43M. Kobe Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kobe Steel 39.9, Kyoei Steel 41.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T, Kyoei Steel ¥315.1B. Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 7.7x Kyoei Steel's ¥315.1B.
AOperating margins: Kyoei Steel 5.4%, Kobe Steel 5.3%. Kyoei Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kobe Steel +11.4%, Kyoei Steel −17.4%. Kobe Steel 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.
