Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
LIXIL is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by Toyo Seikan (¥922.5B), NHK Spring (¥816.9B) and RS Technologies (¥76.7B).
RS Technologies has the highest operating margin at 18.6%, 16.7 points above the lowest, LIXIL (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: RS Technologies +29.6%, NHK Spring +1.9%, LIXIL +0.4%, Toyo Seikan −3.0%. For next year, LIXIL guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+32.0%).
NHK Spring pays the most on average (¥7.91M), ¥1.51M more than RS Technologies (¥6.40M).
Over the past year the shares moved Toyo Seikan +28.3%, RS Technologies +28.0%, NHK Spring +0.7%, LIXIL −6.4%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
NHK Spring aheadLIXIL 1 : Toyo Seikan 0 : NHK Spring 2 : RS Technologies 0
Revenue: LIXIL ¥1.5T / Toyo Seikan ¥922.5B / NHK Spring ¥816.9B / RS Technologies ¥76.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
RS Technologies aheadLIXIL 0 : Toyo Seikan 1 : NHK Spring 0 : RS Technologies 3
Operating margin: LIXIL 1.9% / Toyo Seikan 3.7% / NHK Spring 5.6% / RS Technologies 18.6%
GrowthInvestors
RS Technologies aheadLIXIL 1 : Toyo Seikan 0 : NHK Spring 1 : RS Technologies 3
Revenue growth (YoY): LIXIL +0.4% / Toyo Seikan −3.0% / NHK Spring +1.9% / RS Technologies +29.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Toyo Seikan aheadLIXIL 0 : Toyo Seikan 2 : NHK Spring 0 : RS Technologies 1
Share price, 1 year: LIXIL −6.4% / Toyo Seikan +28.3% / NHK Spring +0.7% / RS Technologies +28.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 2 : Toyo Seikan 0 : NHK Spring 1 : RS Technologies 0
Average salary: LIXIL ¥7.30M / Toyo Seikan ¥7.55M / NHK Spring ¥7.91M / RS Technologies ¥6.40M
| Metric | LIXIL | Toyo Seikan | NHK Spring | RS Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥922.5B | ¥816.9B | ¥76.7B |
| Operating profit | ¥28.4B | ¥34.2B | ◎¥45.8B | ¥14.3B |
| Net income | ¥8.1B | ¥22.4B | ◎¥27.9B | ¥9.3B |
| Metric | LIXIL | Toyo Seikan | NHK Spring | RS Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 3.7% | 5.6% | ◎18.6% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 2.4% | 3.4% | ◎12.1% |
| ROE | 1.3% | 3.4% | — | ◎12.5% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥100M | ◎¥1.9B | ¥155M | ¥207M |
| Metric | LIXIL | Toyo Seikan | NHK Spring | RS Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.4% | −3.0% | +1.9% | ◎+29.6% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −4.3% | +1.0% | −12.2% | ◎+8.9% |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +5.4% | ◎+7.4% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.9% | +4.1% | +5.3% | ◎+9.5% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+32.0% | +31.6% | +28.9% | +7.8% |
| Metric | LIXIL | Toyo Seikan | NHK Spring | RS Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.4% | ◎+28.3% | +0.7% | +28.0% |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.9% | ◎+9.0% | −13.3% | −12.8% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 58.7x | 33.4x | — | 13.9x |
| Equity ratio | 35.5% | 57.8% | — | ◎74.7% |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,662.5 | ¥4,475 | ¥2,895.5 | ¥4,875 |
◎ 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 | LIXIL | Toyo Seikan | NHK Spring | RS Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.30M | ¥7.55M | ◎¥7.91M | ¥6.40M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥255,000 | ¥247,000 | ¥246,220 | — |
| Average tenure | ◎20.3 yrs | 16.2 yrs | 18.5 yrs | 7.1 yrs |
| Average age | 46.2 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 40.6 |
| Employees | 15,128 | 495 | 5,281 | 371 |
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)
¥1,662.5-6.4% (1Y)
LIXIL -6.4% over 1Y. Compared: Toyo Seikan +28.3%, NHK Spring +0.7%, RS Technologies +28.0%.
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.
LIXIL3 segments
Toyo Seikan5 segments
NHK Spring5 segments
RS Technologies4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NHK Spring ¥7.91M, Toyo Seikan ¥7.55M, LIXIL ¥7.30M, RS Technologies ¥6.40M. NHK Spring pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LIXIL 46.2, Toyo Seikan 42.1, NHK Spring 41.8, RS Technologies 40.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: LIXIL ¥1.5T, Toyo Seikan ¥922.5B, NHK Spring ¥816.9B, RS Technologies ¥76.7B. LIXIL is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by Toyo Seikan (¥922.5B), NHK Spring (¥816.9B) and RS Technologies (¥76.7B).
AOperating margins: RS Technologies 18.6%, NHK Spring 5.6%, Toyo Seikan 3.7%, LIXIL 1.9%. RS Technologies turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Toyo Seikan +28.3%, RS Technologies +28.0%, NHK Spring +0.7%, LIXIL −6.4%. Toyo Seikan has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
