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Company comparison · Housing Equipment
LIXIL is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by TOTO (¥737.4B), Sanwa (¥660.7B) and Rinnai (¥470.4B).
Sanwa has the highest operating margin at 12.0%, 10.1 points above the lowest, LIXIL (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Rinnai +2.2%, TOTO +1.8%, LIXIL +0.4%, Sanwa −0.3%. For next year, LIXIL guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+32.0%).
TOTO pays the most on average (¥7.81M), ¥0.52M more than LIXIL (¥7.30M).
Over the past year the shares moved TOTO +47.1%, Rinnai +2.6%, Sanwa −6.2%, LIXIL −6.4%.
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
Sanwa aheadLIXIL 1 : TOTO 0 : Sanwa 2 : Rinnai 0
Revenue: LIXIL ¥1.5T / TOTO ¥737.4B / Sanwa ¥660.7B / Rinnai ¥470.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sanwa aheadLIXIL 0 : TOTO 0 : Sanwa 2 : Rinnai 1
Operating margin: LIXIL 1.9% / TOTO 7.3% / Sanwa 12.0% / Rinnai 10.7%
GrowthInvestors
TOTO aheadLIXIL 1 : TOTO 2 : Sanwa 1 : Rinnai 1
Revenue growth (YoY): LIXIL +0.4% / TOTO +1.8% / Sanwa −0.3% / Rinnai +2.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLIXIL 0 : TOTO 1 : Sanwa 1 : Rinnai 0
Share price, 1 year: LIXIL −6.4% / TOTO +47.1% / Sanwa −6.2% / Rinnai +2.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenLIXIL 1 : TOTO 1 : Sanwa 1 : Rinnai 0
Average salary: LIXIL ¥7.30M / TOTO ¥7.81M / Rinnai ¥7.41M
| Metric | LIXIL | TOTO | Sanwa | Rinnai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥737.4B | ¥660.7B | ¥470.4B |
| Operating profit | ¥28.4B | ¥53.8B | ◎¥79.1B | ¥50.5B |
| Net income | ¥8.1B | ¥40.3B | ◎¥59.8B | ¥36.2B |
| Metric | LIXIL | TOTO | Sanwa | Rinnai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 7.3% | ◎12.0% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 5.5% | ◎9.0% | 7.7% |
| ROE | 1.3% | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | ¥100M | ¥95M | — | ◎¥136M |
| Metric | LIXIL | TOTO | Sanwa | Rinnai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.4% | +1.8% | −0.3% | ◎+2.2% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −4.3% | ◎+10.9% | −1.8% | +9.8% |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +5.0% | ◎+9.1% | +6.4% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.9% | ◎+6.4% | +2.5% | +6.3% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+32.0% | +11.6% | +2.4% | −0.1% |
| Metric | LIXIL | TOTO | Sanwa | Rinnai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.4% | ◎+47.1% | −6.2% | +2.6% |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.9% | −14.5% | ◎−0.3% | −6.6% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 58.7x | — | — | — |
| Equity ratio | 35.5% | — | — | — |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,662.5 | ¥5,746 | ¥3,935 | ¥3,500 |
◎ 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 | TOTO | Sanwa | Rinnai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.30M | ◎¥7.81M | — | ¥7.41M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥255,000 | ¥288,000 | ◎¥289,200 | ¥264,300 |
| Average tenure | ◎20.3 yrs | 18.9 yrs | 17.4 yrs | 19.2 yrs |
| Average age | 46.2 | 45.2 | 45.6 | 40.8 |
| Employees | 15,128 | 7,758 | 41 | 3,470 |
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: TOTO +47.1%, Sanwa -6.2%, Rinnai +2.6%.
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
TOTO3 segments
Sanwa4 segments
Rinnai6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: TOTO ¥7.81M, Rinnai ¥7.41M, LIXIL ¥7.30M. TOTO pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LIXIL 46.2, TOTO 45.2, Sanwa 45.6, Rinnai 40.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: LIXIL ¥1.5T, TOTO ¥737.4B, Sanwa ¥660.7B, Rinnai ¥470.4B. LIXIL is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by TOTO (¥737.4B), Sanwa (¥660.7B) and Rinnai (¥470.4B).
AOperating margins: Sanwa 12.0%, Rinnai 10.7%, TOTO 7.3%, LIXIL 1.9%. Sanwa turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): TOTO +47.1%, Rinnai +2.6%, Sanwa −6.2%, LIXIL −6.4%. TOTO 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.
