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Company comparison · Specialty & Functional Chemicals
Kuraray is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥808.4B — 2.9x Nissan Chemical's ¥279.6B.
Nissan Chemical earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 22.7% — 15.4 points above Kuraray (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nissan Chemical +11.2%, Kuraray −2.2%. For next year, Kuraray guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.9%).
Nissan Chemical pays more on average — ¥8.71M against ¥8.02M at Kuraray.
Over the past year the shares moved Nissan Chemical +49.0%, Kuraray +10.9%.
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
Nissan Chemical aheadKuraray 1 : Nissan Chemical 2
Revenue: Kuraray ¥808.4B / Nissan Chemical ¥279.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nissan Chemical aheadKuraray 1 : Nissan Chemical 2
Operating margin: Kuraray 7.3% / Nissan Chemical 22.7%
GrowthInvestors
Kuraray aheadKuraray 3 : Nissan Chemical 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kuraray −2.2% / Nissan Chemical +11.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nissan Chemical aheadKuraray 0 : Nissan Chemical 2
Share price, 1 year: Kuraray +10.9% / Nissan Chemical +49.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nissan Chemical aheadKuraray 1 : Nissan Chemical 2
Average salary: Kuraray ¥8.02M / Nissan Chemical ¥8.71M
| Metric | Kuraray | Nissan Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥808.4B | ¥279.6B | 2.9x |
| Operating profit | ¥58.9B | ◎¥63.6B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥7.5B | ◎¥49.7B | 6.7x |
| Metric | Kuraray | Nissan Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | ◎22.7% | 15.4pt |
| Net margin | 0.9% | ◎17.8% | 16.9pt |
| ROE | 1.0% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥177M | ¥133M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Kuraray | Nissan Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −2.2% | ◎+11.2% | 13.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −30.8% | ◎+11.8% | 42.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | ◎+6.5% | +6.0% | 0.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.1% | +3.6% | 1.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+18.9% | +5.1% | 13.8pt |
| Metric | Kuraray | Nissan Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +10.9% | ◎+49.0% | 38.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −1.8% | ◎+6.7% | 8.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 78.2x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 57.9% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,847 | ¥7,803 |
◎ 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 | Kuraray | Nissan Chemical | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.02M | ◎¥8.71M | ¥0.68M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥303,700 | ◎¥305,000 | ¥1,300 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.7 yrs | 15.9 yrs | 1.8 |
| Average age | 42.0 | 40.8 | 1.2 |
| Employees | 4,569 | 2,107 | 2.2x |
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)
¥1,847+10.9% (1Y)
Kuraray +10.9% over 1Y. Compared: Nissan Chemical +49.0%.
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.
Kuraray6 segments
Nissan Chemical4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nissan Chemical ¥8.71M, Kuraray ¥8.02M. Nissan Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kuraray 42.0, Nissan Chemical 40.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kuraray ¥808.4B, Nissan Chemical ¥279.6B. Kuraray is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥808.4B — 2.9x Nissan Chemical's ¥279.6B.
AOperating margins: Nissan Chemical 22.7%, Kuraray 7.3%. Nissan Chemical turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nissan Chemical +49.0%, Kuraray +10.9%. Nissan Chemical 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.
