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Company comparison · Steel Majors
Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 4.1x Kobe Steel's ¥2.4T.
Kobe Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.3% — 2.9 points above Nippon Steel (2.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Steel +15.7%, Kobe Steel −4.6%. For next year, Nippon Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+118.2%).
Nippon Steel pays more on average — ¥9.09M against ¥8.12M at Kobe Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Kobe Steel +11.4%, Nippon Steel +3.2%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 2 : Kobe Steel 1
Revenue: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T / Kobe Steel ¥2.4T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kobe Steel aheadNippon Steel 1 : Kobe Steel 2
Operating margin: Nippon Steel 2.4% / Kobe Steel 5.3%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 4 : Kobe Steel 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Steel +15.7% / Kobe Steel −4.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNippon Steel 1 : Kobe Steel 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Steel +3.2% / Kobe Steel +11.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 3 : Kobe Steel 0
Average salary: Nippon Steel ¥9.09M / Kobe Steel ¥8.12M
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Kobe Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥10.1T | ¥2.4T | 4.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥242.9B | ¥129.9B | 1.9x |
| Net income | ¥17.2B | ◎¥93.7B | 5.5x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Kobe Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | ◎5.3% | 2.9pt |
| Net margin | 0.2% | ◎3.8% | 3.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥313M | ¥205M | 1.5x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Kobe Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+15.7% | −4.6% | 20.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −55.7% | ◎−18.2% | 37.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+15.8% | +7.4% | 8.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.3% | +5.1% | 4.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+118.2% | +15.5% | 102.7pt |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Kobe Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.2% | ◎+11.4% | 8.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.5% | −3.4% | 2.9pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥656.5 | ¥2,000 |
◎ 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 | Nippon Steel | Kobe Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.09M | ¥8.12M | ¥0.97M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥290,060 | ¥9,940 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.5 yrs | 15.4 yrs | 4.1 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 39.9 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 32,102 | 11,895 | 2.7x |
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)
¥656.5+3.2% (1Y)
Nippon Steel +3.2% over 1Y. Compared: Kobe Steel +11.4%.
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.
Nippon Steel4 segments
Kobe Steel3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Steel ¥9.09M, Kobe Steel ¥8.12M. Nippon Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Steel 41.3, Kobe Steel 39.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T, Kobe Steel ¥2.4T. Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 4.1x Kobe Steel's ¥2.4T.
AOperating margins: Kobe Steel 5.3%, Nippon Steel 2.4%. Kobe 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%, Nippon Steel +3.2%. 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.
