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Company comparison · Agrochemicals
Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 9.6x Nippon Kayaku's ¥241.9B.
Nippon Kayaku earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.3% — 2.8 points above Sumitomo Chemical (6.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Kayaku +8.7%, Sumitomo Chemical −10.7%. For next year, Sumitomo Chemical guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.6%).
Sumitomo Chemical pays more on average — ¥8.18M against ¥7.98M at Nippon Kayaku.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Kayaku +44.1%, Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%.
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
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 3 : Nippon Kayaku 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T / Nippon Kayaku ¥241.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Kayaku aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Nippon Kayaku 2
Operating margin: Sumitomo Chemical 6.5% / Nippon Kayaku 9.3%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Kayaku aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Nippon Kayaku 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Chemical −10.7% / Nippon Kayaku +8.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSumitomo Chemical 1 : Nippon Kayaku 1
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% / Nippon Kayaku +44.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 3 : Nippon Kayaku 0
Average salary: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M / Nippon Kayaku ¥7.98M
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Nippon Kayaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥241.9B | 9.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥151.7B | ¥22.5B | 6.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥60.9B | ¥24.6B | 2.5x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Nippon Kayaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | ◎9.3% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | 2.6% | ◎10.2% | 7.6pt |
| ROE | — | 9.0% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥349M | ¥102M | 3.4x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Nippon Kayaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −10.7% | ◎+8.7% | 19.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −21.4% | ◎+10.1% | 31.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.4% | ◎+7.8% | 6.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+16.6% | +13.1% | 3.5pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Nippon Kayaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +23.0% | ◎+44.1% | 21.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +5.2% | 4.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 12.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥565 | ¥2,000 |
◎ 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 Chemical | Nippon Kayaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.18M | ¥7.98M | ¥0.21M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥263,000 | ¥17,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.3 yrs | 14.8 yrs | 1.5 |
| Average age | 42.1 | 41.0 | 1.1 |
| Employees | 6,669 | 2,366 | 2.8x |
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)
¥565+23.0% (1Y)
Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Kayaku +44.1%.
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 Chemical5 segments
Nippon Kayaku3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M, Nippon Kayaku ¥7.98M. Sumitomo Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Chemical 42.1, Nippon Kayaku 41.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T, Nippon Kayaku ¥241.9B. Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 9.6x Nippon Kayaku's ¥241.9B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Kayaku 9.3%, Sumitomo Chemical 6.5%. Nippon Kayaku turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Kayaku +44.1%, Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%. Nippon Kayaku 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.
