Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 3.1x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
NLM Holdings earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.4% — 1.1 points above Mitsubishi Materials (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NLM Holdings +6.4%, Mitsubishi Materials −6.0%. For next year, NLM Holdings guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.4%).
NLM Holdings pays more on average — ¥9.56M against ¥7.14M at Mitsubishi Materials.
Over the past year the shares moved Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, NLM Holdings +23.4%.
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
Mitsubishi Materials aheadMitsubishi Materials 3 : NLM Holdings 0
Revenue: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T / NLM Holdings ¥585.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
NLM Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : NLM Holdings 3
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Materials 3.3% / NLM Holdings 4.4%
GrowthInvestors
NLM Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 1 : NLM Holdings 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Materials −6.0% / NLM Holdings +6.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Mitsubishi Materials aheadMitsubishi Materials 2 : NLM Holdings 0
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% / NLM Holdings +23.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NLM Holdings aheadMitsubishi Materials 0 : NLM Holdings 3
Average salary: Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M / NLM Holdings ¥9.56M
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.8T | ¥585.5B | 3.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥60.5B | ¥25.6B | 2.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥40.6B | ¥15.6B | 2.6x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | ◎4.4% | 1.1pt |
| Net margin | 2.2% | ◎2.7% | 0.5pt |
| ROE | — | 6.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥347M | ◎¥9.6B | 27.7x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −6.0% | ◎+6.4% | 12.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+63.0% | +17.9% | 45.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.9% | ◎+17.9% | 9.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −40.5% | ◎+5.4% | 45.9pt |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Materials | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+46.9% | +23.4% | 23.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +0.5% | 8.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.3x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 48.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,340 | ¥2,602 |
◎ 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 | Mitsubishi Materials | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.14M | ◎¥9.56M | ¥2.42M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥271,000 | ¥14,000 |
| Average tenure | 18.5 yrs | ◎20.5 yrs | 2.0 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 50.6 | 7.4 |
| Employees | 5,315 | 61 | 87.1x |
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)
¥4,340+46.9% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Materials +46.9% over 1Y. Compared: NLM Holdings +23.4%.
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.
Mitsubishi Materials3 segments
NLM Holdings4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NLM Holdings ¥9.56M, Mitsubishi Materials ¥7.14M. NLM Holdings pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mitsubishi Materials 43.2, NLM Holdings 50.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Materials ¥1.8T, NLM Holdings ¥585.5B. Mitsubishi Materials is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.8T — 3.1x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
AOperating margins: NLM Holdings 4.4%, Mitsubishi Materials 3.3%. NLM Holdings turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mitsubishi Materials +46.9%, NLM Holdings +23.4%. Mitsubishi Materials 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.
