Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electronic Materials & Functional Chemicals
MGC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥738.2B — 5.4x Taiyo Holdings's ¥137.9B.
Taiyo Holdings earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 23.6% — 17.5 points above MGC (6.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Taiyo Holdings +15.8%, MGC −4.6%. For next year, MGC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+30.3%).
Taiyo Holdings pays more on average — ¥9.85M against ¥9.08M at MGC.
Over the past year the shares moved MGC +24.1%, Taiyo Holdings +19.1%.
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
MGC aheadMGC 2 : Taiyo Holdings 1
Revenue: MGC ¥738.2B / Taiyo Holdings ¥137.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Taiyo Holdings aheadMGC 0 : Taiyo Holdings 3
Operating margin: MGC 6.1% / Taiyo Holdings 23.6%
GrowthInvestors
Taiyo Holdings aheadMGC 2 : Taiyo Holdings 3
Revenue growth (YoY): MGC −4.6% / Taiyo Holdings +15.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenMGC 1 : Taiyo Holdings 1
Share price, 1 year: MGC +24.1% / Taiyo Holdings +19.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Taiyo Holdings aheadMGC 1 : Taiyo Holdings 2
Average salary: MGC ¥9.08M / Taiyo Holdings ¥9.85M
| Metric | MGC | Taiyo Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥738.2B | ¥137.9B | 5.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥45.3B | ¥32.5B | 1.4x |
| Net income | −¥40.3B | ◎¥24.0B |
| Metric | MGC | Taiyo Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | ◎23.6% | 17.5pt |
| Net margin | −5.5% | ◎17.4% | 22.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥288M | ◎¥783M | 2.7x |
| Metric | MGC | Taiyo Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.6% | ◎+15.8% | 20.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −10.9% | ◎+47.4% | 58.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | ◎+11.2% | 6.8pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+13.8% | +6.1% | 7.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+30.3% | +5.4% | 24.8pt |
| Metric | MGC | Taiyo Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+24.1% | +19.1% | 5.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −8.4% | ◎+0.1% | 8.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,543 | ¥4,704 |
◎ 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 | MGC | Taiyo Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.08M | ◎¥9.85M | ¥0.77M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥309,125 | ◎¥310,000 | ¥875 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.5 yrs | 8.6 yrs | 8.9 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 37.5 | 3.5 |
| Employees | 2,562 | 176 | 14.6x |
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)
¥3,543+24.1% (1Y)
MGC +24.1% over 1Y. Compared: Taiyo Holdings +19.1%.
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.
MGC2 segments
Taiyo Holdings2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Taiyo Holdings ¥9.85M, MGC ¥9.08M. Taiyo Holdings pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (MGC 41.0, Taiyo Holdings 37.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: MGC ¥738.2B, Taiyo Holdings ¥137.9B. MGC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥738.2B — 5.4x Taiyo Holdings's ¥137.9B.
AOperating margins: Taiyo Holdings 23.6%, MGC 6.1%. Taiyo Holdings turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): MGC +24.1%, Taiyo Holdings +19.1%. MGC 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.
