Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Cement & Carbon Products
Taiheiyo Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥898.4B — 23.8x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
Nippon Carbon earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.7% — 4.4 points above Taiheiyo Cement (8.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Taiheiyo Cement +0.2%, Nippon Carbon −0.6%. For next year, Taiheiyo Cement guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+1.8%).
Nippon Carbon pays more on average — ¥7.92M against ¥7.64M at Taiheiyo Cement.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Carbon +14.1%, Taiheiyo Cement +1.4%.
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
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 3 : Nippon Carbon 0
Revenue: Taiheiyo Cement ¥898.4B / Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Carbon aheadTaiheiyo Cement 1 : Nippon Carbon 2
Operating margin: Taiheiyo Cement 8.3% / Nippon Carbon 12.7%
GrowthInvestors
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 4 : Nippon Carbon 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Taiheiyo Cement +0.2% / Nippon Carbon −0.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Carbon aheadTaiheiyo Cement 0 : Nippon Carbon 2
Share price, 1 year: Taiheiyo Cement +1.4% / Nippon Carbon +14.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Taiheiyo Cement aheadTaiheiyo Cement 2 : Nippon Carbon 1
Average salary: Taiheiyo Cement ¥7.64M / Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥898.4B | ¥37.7B | 23.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥74.6B | ¥4.8B | 15.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥25.4B | ¥4.8B | 5.3x |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | ◎12.7% | 4.4pt |
| Net margin | 2.8% | ◎12.8% | 10.0pt |
| ROE | — | 9.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥518M | ¥202M | 2.6x |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+0.2% | −0.6% | 0.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−4.0% | −23.9% | 19.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.8% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+14.3% | +8.7% | 5.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+1.8% | −10.6% | 12.4pt |
| Metric | Taiheiyo Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +1.4% | ◎+14.1% | 12.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.4% | ◎+4.0% | 2.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 11.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 74.3% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,231 | ¥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 | Taiheiyo Cement | Nippon Carbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.64M | ◎¥7.92M | ¥0.28M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥243,650 | ¥56,350 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.3 yrs | 16.4 yrs | 0.9 |
| Average age | 39.8 | 42.6 | 2.8 |
| Employees | 1,733 | 187 | 9.3x |
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)
¥4,231+1.4% (1Y)
Taiheiyo Cement +1.4% 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.
Taiheiyo Cement4 segments
Nippon Carbon3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Carbon ¥7.92M, Taiheiyo Cement ¥7.64M. Nippon Carbon pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Taiheiyo Cement 39.8, Nippon Carbon 42.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Taiheiyo Cement ¥898.4B, Nippon Carbon ¥37.7B. Taiheiyo Cement is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥898.4B — 23.8x Nippon Carbon's ¥37.7B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Carbon 12.7%, Taiheiyo Cement 8.3%. Nippon Carbon turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Carbon +14.1%, Taiheiyo Cement +1.4%. Nippon Carbon 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.
