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Company comparison · Cement & Carbon Products
Sumitomo Osaka Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥223.7B — 5.9x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
Nippon Carbon earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.7% — 6.6 points above Sumitomo Osaka Cement (6.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sumitomo Osaka Cement +1.9%, Nippon Carbon −0.6%. For next year, Sumitomo Osaka Cement guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+9.9%).
Nippon Carbon pays more on average — ¥7.92M against ¥7.34M at Sumitomo Osaka Cement.
Over the past year the shares moved Sumitomo Osaka Cement +38.4%, Nippon Carbon +14.1%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Sumitomo Osaka Cement aheadSumitomo Osaka Cement 3 : Nippon Carbon 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Osaka Cement ¥223.7B / Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Carbon aheadSumitomo Osaka Cement 0 : Nippon Carbon 4
Operating margin: Sumitomo Osaka Cement 6.1% / Nippon Carbon 12.7%
GrowthInvestors
Sumitomo Osaka Cement aheadSumitomo Osaka Cement 3 : Nippon Carbon 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Osaka Cement +1.9% / Nippon Carbon −0.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Carbon aheadSumitomo Osaka Cement 1 : Nippon Carbon 2
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Osaka Cement +38.4% / Nippon Carbon +14.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Osaka Cement aheadSumitomo Osaka Cement 2 : Nippon Carbon 1
Average salary: Sumitomo Osaka Cement ¥7.34M / Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M
| Metric | Sumitomo Osaka Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥223.7B | ¥37.7B | 5.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥13.6B | ¥4.8B | 2.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥11.2B | ¥4.8B | 2.3x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Osaka Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | ◎12.7% | 6.6pt |
| Net margin | 5.0% | ◎12.8% | 7.8pt |
| ROE | 5.8% | ◎9.1% | 3.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥164M | ◎¥202M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Osaka Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+1.9% | −0.6% | 2.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+45.9% | −23.9% | 69.8pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.8% | ◎+8.7% | 3.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.9% | −10.6% | 20.5pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Osaka Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+38.4% | +14.1% | 24.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −2.6% | ◎+4.0% | 6.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 5.0x | 11.2x | |
| Equity ratio | 54.7% | ◎74.3% | 19.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,760 | ¥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 | Sumitomo Osaka Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.34M | ◎¥7.92M | ¥0.58M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥243,650 | ¥36,350 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.1 yrs | 16.4 yrs | 1.7 |
| Average age | 42.9 | 42.6 | 0.3 |
| Employees | 1,364 | 187 | 7.3x |
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)
¥1,760+38.4% (1Y)
Sumitomo Osaka Cement +38.4% 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.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement6 segments
Nippon Carbon3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M, Sumitomo Osaka Cement ¥7.34M. Nippon Carbon pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Osaka Cement 42.9, Nippon Carbon 42.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Osaka Cement ¥223.7B, Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B. Sumitomo Osaka Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥223.7B — 5.9x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Carbon 12.7%, Sumitomo Osaka Cement 6.1%. Nippon Carbon turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sumitomo Osaka Cement +38.4%, Nippon Carbon +14.1%. Sumitomo Osaka Cement has risen the most.
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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.
