Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Housing Equipment
LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 7.3x Sangetsu's ¥206.4B.
Sangetsu earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.4% — 7.5 points above LIXIL (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sangetsu +3.0%, LIXIL +0.4%. For next year, LIXIL guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+32.0%).
Sangetsu pays more on average — ¥7.89M against ¥7.30M at LIXIL.
Over the past year the shares moved Sangetsu +6.0%, LIXIL −6.4%.
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
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 2 : Sangetsu 1
Revenue: LIXIL ¥1.5T / Sangetsu ¥206.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sangetsu aheadLIXIL 0 : Sangetsu 3
Operating margin: LIXIL 1.9% / Sangetsu 9.4%
GrowthInvestors
EvenLIXIL 2 : Sangetsu 2
Revenue growth (YoY): LIXIL +0.4% / Sangetsu +3.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sangetsu aheadLIXIL 0 : Sangetsu 2
Share price, 1 year: LIXIL −6.4% / Sangetsu +6.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sangetsu aheadLIXIL 1 : Sangetsu 2
Average salary: LIXIL ¥7.30M / Sangetsu ¥7.89M
| Metric | LIXIL | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥206.4B | 7.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥28.4B | ¥19.4B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ¥8.1B | ◎¥14.6B | 1.8x |
| Metric | LIXIL | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | ◎9.4% | 7.5pt |
| Net margin | 0.5% | ◎7.1% | 6.6pt |
| ROE | 1.3% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥100M | ◎¥159M | 1.6x |
| Metric | LIXIL | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.4% | ◎+3.0% | 2.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −4.3% | ◎+7.0% | 11.3pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +7.3% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.9% | +3.2% | 2.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+32.0% | −2.1% | 34.1pt |
| Metric | LIXIL | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.4% | ◎+6.0% | 12.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.9% | ◎+1.0% | 12.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 58.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 35.5% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,662.5 | ¥3,180 |
◎ 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 | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.30M | ◎¥7.89M | ¥0.60M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥255,000 | ◎¥270,000 | ¥15,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎20.3 yrs | 15.4 yrs | 4.9 |
| Average age | 46.2 | 37.9 | 8.3 |
| Employees | 15,128 | 1,298 | 11.7x |
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: Sangetsu +6.0%.
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
Sangetsu3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sangetsu ¥7.89M, LIXIL ¥7.30M. Sangetsu pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LIXIL 46.2, Sangetsu 37.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: LIXIL ¥1.5T, Sangetsu ¥206.4B. LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 7.3x Sangetsu's ¥206.4B.
AOperating margins: Sangetsu 9.4%, LIXIL 1.9%. Sangetsu turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sangetsu +6.0%, LIXIL −6.4%. Sangetsu 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.
