Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 33.6x Tokyo Tekko's ¥72.5B.
Tokyo Tekko earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.6% — 11.3 points above Kobe Steel (5.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kobe Steel −4.6%, Tokyo Tekko −12.2%. For next year, Kobe Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+15.5%).
Kobe Steel pays more on average — ¥8.12M against ¥7.58M at Tokyo Tekko.
Over the past year the shares moved Kobe Steel +11.4%, Tokyo Tekko +1.1%.
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 : Tokyo Tekko 0
Revenue: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T / Tokyo Tekko ¥72.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Tokyo Tekko aheadKobe Steel 1 : Tokyo Tekko 2
Operating margin: Kobe Steel 5.3% / Tokyo Tekko 16.6%
GrowthInvestors
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 3 : Tokyo Tekko 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Kobe Steel −4.6% / Tokyo Tekko −12.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 2 : Tokyo Tekko 0
Share price, 1 year: Kobe Steel +11.4% / Tokyo Tekko +1.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kobe Steel aheadKobe Steel 3 : Tokyo Tekko 0
Average salary: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M / Tokyo Tekko ¥7.58M
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Tokyo Tekko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.4T | ¥72.5B | 33.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥129.9B | ¥12.0B | 10.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥93.7B | ¥8.1B | 11.6x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Tokyo Tekko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | ◎16.6% | 11.3pt |
| Net margin | 3.8% | ◎11.1% | 7.3pt |
| ROE | — | 13.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥205M | ¥120M | 1.7x |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Tokyo Tekko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎−4.6% | −12.2% | 7.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −18.2% | ◎−17.9% | 0.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.1% | +4.8% | 0.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+15.5% | −17.0% | 32.4pt |
| Metric | Kobe Steel | Tokyo Tekko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+11.4% | +1.1% | 10.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−3.4% | −4.3% | 0.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 6.0x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 78.8% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,000 | ¥1,881 |
◎ 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 | Tokyo Tekko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.12M | ¥7.58M | ¥0.54M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,060 | ¥280,000 | ¥10,060 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.4 yrs | 13.4 yrs | 2.0 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 38.9 | 1.0 |
| Employees | 11,895 | 607 | 19.6x |
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: Tokyo Tekko +1.1%.
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.
Kobe Steel3 segments
Tokyo Tekko2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kobe Steel ¥8.12M, Tokyo Tekko ¥7.58M. Kobe Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kobe Steel 39.9, Tokyo Tekko 38.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kobe Steel ¥2.4T, Tokyo Tekko ¥72.5B. Kobe Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 33.6x Tokyo Tekko's ¥72.5B.
AOperating margins: Tokyo Tekko 16.6%, Kobe Steel 5.3%. Tokyo Tekko turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kobe Steel +11.4%, Tokyo Tekko +1.1%. 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.
