Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 2.3x Mitsui Kinzoku's ¥758.5B.
Mitsui Kinzoku earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 17.3% — 2.6 points above SMM (14.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SMM +9.3%, Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5%. For next year, SMM guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−10.4%).
Mitsui Kinzoku pays more on average — ¥8.96M against ¥7.90M at SMM.
Over the past year the shares moved SMM +65.3%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%.
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
SMM aheadSMM 3 : Mitsui Kinzoku 0
Revenue: SMM ¥1.7T / Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Mitsui Kinzoku aheadSMM 1 : Mitsui Kinzoku 2
Operating margin: SMM 14.7% / Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3%
GrowthInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 4 : Mitsui Kinzoku 1
Revenue growth (YoY): SMM +9.3% / Mitsui Kinzoku +6.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : Mitsui Kinzoku 0
Share price, 1 year: SMM +65.3% / Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenSMM 1 : Mitsui Kinzoku 1
Average salary: SMM ¥7.90M / Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M
| Metric | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥758.5B | 2.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥255.7B | ¥130.9B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥176.3B | ¥91.3B | 1.9x |
| Metric | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | ◎17.3% | 2.6pt |
| Net margin | 10.1% | ◎12.0% | 1.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥568M | ¥293M | 1.9x |
| Metric | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.3% | +6.5% | 2.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+714.7% | +75.1% | 639.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+13.5% | +7.7% | 5.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.1% | ◎+9.4% | 1.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎−10.4% | −30.5% | 20.1pt |
| Metric | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+65.3% | +29.9% | 35.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.4% | −25.5% | 35.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,131 | ¥2,017.5 |
◎ 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 | SMM | Mitsui Kinzoku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.90M | ◎¥8.96M | ¥1.06M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ¥275,000 | ¥0 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.7 yrs | 13.9 yrs | 2.8 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 42.9 | 2.4 |
| Employees | 3,067 | 2,587 | 1.2x |
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)
¥8,131+65.3% (1Y)
SMM +65.3% over 1Y. Compared: Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%.
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.
SMM3 segments
Mitsui Kinzoku3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Mitsui Kinzoku ¥8.96M, SMM ¥7.90M. Mitsui Kinzoku pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SMM 40.5, Mitsui Kinzoku 42.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: SMM ¥1.7T, Mitsui Kinzoku ¥758.5B. SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 2.3x Mitsui Kinzoku's ¥758.5B.
AOperating margins: Mitsui Kinzoku 17.3%, SMM 14.7%. Mitsui Kinzoku turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SMM +65.3%, Mitsui Kinzoku +29.9%. SMM 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.
