Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Cement & Carbon Products
Taiheiyo Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥898.4B — 3.6x Nichias's ¥251.9B.
Nichias earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.7% — 6.4 points above Taiheiyo Cement (8.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Taiheiyo Cement +0.2%, Nichias −1.8%. For next year, Nichias guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+21.6%).
Taiheiyo Cement pays more on average — ¥7.64M against ¥7.29M at Nichias.
Over the past year the shares moved Nichias +72.7%, Taiheiyo Cement +1.4%.
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
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 2 : Nichias 1
Revenue: Taiheiyo Cement ¥898.4B / Nichias ¥251.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nichias aheadTaiheiyo Cement 1 : Nichias 2
Operating margin: Taiheiyo Cement 8.3% / Nichias 14.7%
GrowthInvestors
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 3 : Nichias 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Taiheiyo Cement +0.2% / Nichias −1.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nichias aheadTaiheiyo Cement 0 : Nichias 2
Share price, 1 year: Taiheiyo Cement +1.4% / Nichias +72.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 3 : Nichias 0
Average salary: Taiheiyo Cement ¥7.64M / Nichias ¥7.29M
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nichias | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥898.4B | ¥251.9B | 3.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥74.6B | ¥37.0B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ¥25.4B | ◎¥31.6B | 1.2x |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nichias | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | ◎14.7% | 6.4pt |
| Net margin | 2.8% | ◎12.6% | 9.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥518M | ¥134M | 3.9x |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nichias | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.2% | −1.8% | 2.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−4.0% | −6.8% | 2.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.8% | ◎+5.1% | 4.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+14.3% | +7.2% | 7.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.8% | ◎+21.6% | 19.7pt |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nichias | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +1.4% | ◎+72.7% | 71.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.4% | ◎+3.7% | 2.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,231 | ¥3,304 |
◎ 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 | Taiheiyo Cement | Nichias | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.64M | ¥7.29M | ¥0.35M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥265,000 | ¥35,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.3 yrs | 14.0 yrs | 3.3 |
| Average age | 39.8 | 40.9 | 1.1 |
| Employees | 1,733 | 1,886 | 1.1x |
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)
¥4,231+1.4% (1Y)
Taiheiyo Cement +1.4% over 1Y. Compared: Nichias +72.7%.
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.
Taiheiyo Cement4 segments
Nichias5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Taiheiyo Cement ¥7.64M, Nichias ¥7.29M. Taiheiyo Cement pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Taiheiyo Cement 39.8, Nichias 40.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Taiheiyo Cement ¥898.4B, Nichias ¥251.9B. Taiheiyo Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥898.4B — 3.6x Nichias's ¥251.9B.
AOperating margins: Nichias 14.7%, Taiheiyo Cement 8.3%. Nichias turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nichias +72.7%, Taiheiyo Cement +1.4%. 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.
