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Company comparison · Cement & Carbon Products
Nichias is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥251.9B — 6.7x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
Nichias earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.7% — 1.9 points above Nippon Carbon (12.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Carbon −0.6%, Nichias −1.8%. For next year, Nichias guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+21.6%).
Nippon Carbon pays more on average — ¥7.92M against ¥7.29M at Nichias.
Over the past year the shares moved Nichias +72.7%, Nippon Carbon +14.1%.
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
Nichias aheadNichias 3 : Nippon Carbon 0
Revenue: Nichias ¥251.9B / Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Carbon aheadNichias 1 : Nippon Carbon 2
Operating margin: Nichias 14.7% / Nippon Carbon 12.7%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNichias 2 : Nippon Carbon 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nichias −1.8% / Nippon Carbon −0.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNichias 1 : Nippon Carbon 1
Share price, 1 year: Nichias +72.7% / Nippon Carbon +14.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Carbon aheadNichias 1 : Nippon Carbon 2
Average salary: Nichias ¥7.29M / Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M
| Metric | Nichias | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥251.9B | ¥37.7B | 6.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥37.0B | ¥4.8B | 7.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥31.6B | ¥4.8B | 6.5x |
| Metric | Nichias | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.7% | 12.7% | 1.9pt |
| Net margin | 12.6% | ◎12.8% | 0.2pt |
| ROE | — | 9.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥134M | ◎¥202M | 1.5x |
| Metric | Nichias | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −1.8% | ◎−0.6% | 1.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−6.8% | −23.9% | 17.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.1% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.2% | ◎+8.7% | 1.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+21.6% | −10.6% | 32.2pt |
| Metric | Nichias | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+72.7% | +14.1% | 58.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +3.7% | ◎+4.0% | 0.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 11.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 74.3% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,304 | ¥4,885 |
◎ 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 | Nichias | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.29M | ◎¥7.92M | ¥0.63M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥265,000 | ¥243,650 | ¥21,350 |
| Average tenure | 14.0 yrs | ◎16.4 yrs | 2.4 |
| Average age | 40.9 | 42.6 | 1.7 |
| Employees | 1,886 | 187 | 10.1x |
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)
¥3,304+72.7% (1Y)
Nichias +72.7% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Carbon +14.1%.
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.
Nichias5 segments
Nippon Carbon3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M, Nichias ¥7.29M. Nippon Carbon pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nichias 40.9, Nippon Carbon 42.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nichias ¥251.9B, Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B. Nichias is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥251.9B — 6.7x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
AOperating margins: Nichias 14.7%, Nippon Carbon 12.7%. Nichias turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nichias +72.7%, Nippon Carbon +14.1%. Nichias 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.
