Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Stationery & Office Furniture
Kokuyo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥359.9B — 5.5x Mitsui Matsushima's ¥65.5B.
Mitsui Matsushima earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.6% — 7.3 points above Kokuyo (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Mitsui Matsushima +8.1%, Kokuyo +6.2%. For next year, Kokuyo guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+2.9%).
Over the past year the shares moved Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%, Kokuyo +3.1%.
Head-to-head wins12 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
Kokuyo aheadKokuyo 3 : Mitsui Matsushima 0
Revenue: Kokuyo ¥359.9B / Mitsui Matsushima ¥65.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Mitsui Matsushima aheadKokuyo 0 : Mitsui Matsushima 2
Operating margin: Kokuyo 7.3% / Mitsui Matsushima 14.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenKokuyo 2 : Mitsui Matsushima 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kokuyo +6.2% / Mitsui Matsushima +8.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Mitsui Matsushima aheadKokuyo 0 : Mitsui Matsushima 2
Share price, 1 year: Kokuyo +3.1% / Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kokuyo aheadKokuyo 1 : Mitsui Matsushima 0
Average tenure: Kokuyo 15.4 yrs / Mitsui Matsushima 8.2 yrs
| Metric | Kokuyo | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥359.9B | ¥65.5B | 5.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥26.2B | ¥9.6B | 2.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥21.5B | ¥6.7B | 3.2x |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | ◎14.6% | 7.3pt |
| Net margin | 6.0% | ◎10.3% | 4.3pt |
| ROE | 8.4% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥153M | — |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | ◎+8.1% | 1.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +16.5% | ◎+25.7% | 9.2pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +2.7% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.4% | +3.9% | 4.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.9% | +1.3% | 1.5pt |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.1% | ◎+74.9% | 71.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.5% | ◎−2.1% | 1.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 18.0x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 71.9% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥868.1 | ¥2,247 |
◎ 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 | Kokuyo | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.86M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥262,500 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎15.4 yrs | 8.2 yrs | 7.2 |
| Average age | 41.5 | 44.7 | 3.2 |
| Employees | 2,346 | 42 | 55.9x |
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)
¥868.1+3.1% (1Y)
Kokuyo +3.1% over 1Y. Compared: Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%.
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.
Kokuyo5 segments
Mitsui Matsushima3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Kokuyo ¥359.9B, Mitsui Matsushima ¥65.5B. Kokuyo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥359.9B — 5.5x Mitsui Matsushima's ¥65.5B.
AOperating margins: Mitsui Matsushima 14.6%, Kokuyo 7.3%. Mitsui Matsushima turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%, Kokuyo +3.1%. Mitsui Matsushima 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.
