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Company comparison · Acrylic Monomers & Esters
Nippon Shokubai is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥399.9B — 11.0x Osaka Organic's ¥36.3B.
Osaka Organic earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 17.1% — 12.7 points above Nippon Shokubai (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Osaka Organic +10.9%, Nippon Shokubai −2.3%.
Average pay is about the same: Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M, Osaka Organic ¥8.58M.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Osaka Organic +15.3%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Nippon Shokubai aheadNippon Shokubai 3 : Osaka Organic 0
Revenue: Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B / Osaka Organic ¥36.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Osaka Organic aheadNippon Shokubai 1 : Osaka Organic 3
Operating margin: Nippon Shokubai 4.4% / Osaka Organic 17.1%
GrowthInvestors
Osaka Organic aheadNippon Shokubai 0 : Osaka Organic 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Shokubai −2.3% / Osaka Organic +10.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Shokubai aheadNippon Shokubai 2 : Osaka Organic 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Shokubai +44.9% / Osaka Organic +15.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNippon Shokubai 1 : Osaka Organic 1
Average salary: Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M / Osaka Organic ¥8.58M
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Osaka Organic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥399.9B | ¥36.3B | 11.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥17.5B | ¥6.2B | 2.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥16.8B | ¥6.9B | 2.4x |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Osaka Organic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | ◎17.1% | 12.7pt |
| Net margin | 4.2% | ◎19.0% | 14.8pt |
| ROE | 4.3% | ◎14.5% | 10.2pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥155M | ¥90M | 1.7x |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Osaka Organic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −2.3% | ◎+10.9% | 13.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −8.0% | ◎+34.2% | 42.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +3.4% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +3.4% |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Osaka Organic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+44.9% | +15.3% | 29.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+17.8% | +4.9% | 12.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 22.9x | 12.9x | |
| Equity ratio | 70.1% | ◎79.3% | 9.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,563.5 | ¥4,360 |
◎ 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 | Nippon Shokubai | Osaka Organic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.59M | ¥8.58M | ¥0.01M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥294,800 | — | |
| Average tenure | 16.6 yrs | ◎17.4 yrs | 0.8 |
| Average age | 39.4 | 41.3 | 1.9 |
| Employees | 2,573 | 405 | 6.4x |
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)
¥2,563.5+44.9% (1Y)
Nippon Shokubai +44.9% over 1Y. Compared: Osaka Organic +15.3%.
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.
Nippon Shokubai2 segments
Osaka Organic3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M, Osaka Organic ¥8.58M. Nippon Shokubai pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Shokubai 39.4, Osaka Organic 41.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B, Osaka Organic ¥36.3B. Nippon Shokubai is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥399.9B — 11.0x Osaka Organic's ¥36.3B.
AOperating margins: Osaka Organic 17.1%, Nippon Shokubai 4.4%. Osaka Organic turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Osaka Organic +15.3%. Nippon Shokubai 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.
