Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kubota is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.0T — 90.1x SHIMA SEIKI's ¥33.5B.
Kubota earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 8.8% — 13.9 points above SHIMA SEIKI (-5.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SHIMA SEIKI +3.0%, Kubota +0.1%.
Kubota pays more on average — ¥8.25M against ¥5.98M at SHIMA SEIKI.
Over the past year the shares moved Kubota +26.8%, SHIMA SEIKI −14.9%.
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
Kubota aheadKubota 3 : SHIMA SEIKI 0
Revenue: Kubota ¥3.0T / SHIMA SEIKI ¥33.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kubota aheadKubota 4 : SHIMA SEIKI 0
Operating margin: Kubota 8.8% / SHIMA SEIKI −5.1%
GrowthInvestors
SHIMA SEIKI aheadKubota 0 : SHIMA SEIKI 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kubota +0.1% / SHIMA SEIKI +3.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SHIMA SEIKI aheadKubota 1 : SHIMA SEIKI 2
Share price, 1 year: Kubota +26.8% / SHIMA SEIKI −14.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kubota aheadKubota 2 : SHIMA SEIKI 1
Average salary: Kubota ¥8.25M / SHIMA SEIKI ¥5.98M
| Metric | Kubota | SHIMA SEIKI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥3.0T | ¥33.5B | 90.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥265.5B | −¥1.7B | |
| Net income | ◎¥216.8B | ¥856M | 253.2x |
| Metric | Kubota | SHIMA SEIKI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎8.8% | −5.1% | 13.9pt |
| Net margin | ◎7.2% | 2.6% | 4.6pt |
| ROE | ◎7.3% | 1.1% | 6.2pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥195M | ¥27M | 7.3x |
| Metric | Kubota | SHIMA SEIKI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.1% | ◎+3.0% | 2.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −15.9% | — | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +8.3% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.3% | ◎+22.4% | 18.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +13.0% | — |
| Metric | Kubota | SHIMA SEIKI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+26.8% | −14.9% | 41.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −6.5% | ◎−5.2% | 1.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.0x | 33.8x | |
| Equity ratio | 46.3% | ◎75.2% | 28.9pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,611 | ¥854 |
◎ 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 | Kubota | SHIMA SEIKI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.25M | ¥5.98M | ¥2.26M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,000 | ¥241,000 | ¥49,000 |
| Average tenure | 13.5 yrs | ◎22.3 yrs | 8.8 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 45.5 | 5.6 |
| Employees | 15,472 | 1,256 | 12.3x |
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)
¥2,611+26.8% (1Y)
Kubota +26.8% over 1Y. Compared: SHIMA SEIKI -14.9%.
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.
Kubota3 segments
SHIMA SEIKI4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kubota ¥8.25M, SHIMA SEIKI ¥5.98M. Kubota pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kubota 39.9, SHIMA SEIKI 45.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kubota ¥3.0T, SHIMA SEIKI ¥33.5B. Kubota is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.0T — 90.1x SHIMA SEIKI's ¥33.5B.
AOperating margins: Kubota 8.8%, SHIMA SEIKI -5.1%. Kubota turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kubota +26.8%, SHIMA SEIKI −14.9%. Kubota 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.
