Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Stationery & Office Furniture
Mitsubishi Pencil is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥89.8B — 1.4x Mitsui Matsushima's ¥65.5B.
Mitsui Matsushima earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.6% — 3.8 points above Mitsubishi Pencil (10.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Mitsui Matsushima +8.1%, Mitsubishi Pencil +1.1%. For next year, Mitsubishi Pencil guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.3%).
Over the past year the shares moved Mitsubishi Pencil +75.7%, Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%.
Head-to-head wins12 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 Pencil aheadMitsubishi Pencil 2 : Mitsui Matsushima 1
Revenue: Mitsubishi Pencil ¥89.8B / Mitsui Matsushima ¥65.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Mitsui Matsushima aheadMitsubishi Pencil 0 : Mitsui Matsushima 2
Operating margin: Mitsubishi Pencil 10.8% / Mitsui Matsushima 14.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenMitsubishi Pencil 2 : Mitsui Matsushima 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Mitsubishi Pencil +1.1% / Mitsui Matsushima +8.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Mitsubishi Pencil aheadMitsubishi Pencil 2 : Mitsui Matsushima 0
Share price, 1 year: Mitsubishi Pencil +75.7% / Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Mitsubishi Pencil aheadMitsubishi Pencil 1 : Mitsui Matsushima 0
Average tenure: Mitsubishi Pencil 17.7 yrs / Mitsui Matsushima 8.2 yrs
| Metric | Mitsubishi Pencil | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥89.8B | ¥65.5B | 1.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥9.7B | ¥9.6B | 1.0x |
| Net income | ¥6.2B | ◎¥6.7B | 1.1x |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Pencil | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.8% | ◎14.6% | 3.8pt |
| Net margin | 6.9% | ◎10.3% | 3.3pt |
| ROE | 4.7% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥158M | — |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Pencil | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.1% | ◎+8.1% | 7.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −20.5% | ◎+25.7% | 46.2pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +2.7% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+4.7% | +3.9% | 0.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.3% | +1.3% | 7.0pt |
| Metric | Mitsubishi Pencil | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+75.7% | +74.9% | 0.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+38.8% | −2.1% | 40.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 31.8x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 76.7% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,635 | ¥2,247 |
◎ 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 Pencil | Mitsui Matsushima | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.28M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥260,550 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎17.7 yrs | 8.2 yrs | 9.5 |
| Average age | 40.9 | 44.7 | 3.8 |
| Employees | 570 | 42 | 13.6x |
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)
¥3,635+75.7% (1Y)
Mitsubishi Pencil +75.7% over 1Y. Compared: Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%.
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 Pencil2 segments
Mitsui Matsushima3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Mitsubishi Pencil ¥89.8B, Mitsui Matsushima ¥65.5B. Mitsubishi Pencil is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥89.8B — 1.4x Mitsui Matsushima's ¥65.5B.
AOperating margins: Mitsui Matsushima 14.6%, Mitsubishi Pencil 10.8%. Mitsui Matsushima turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mitsubishi Pencil +75.7%, Mitsui Matsushima +74.9%. Mitsubishi Pencil 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.
