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Company comparison · Acrylic Monomers & Esters
Nippon Shokubai is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥399.9B — 2.5x Toagosei's ¥162.3B.
Toagosei earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 8.7% — 4.4 points above Nippon Shokubai (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Shokubai −2.3%, Toagosei −3.2%.
Nippon Shokubai pays more on average — ¥8.59M against ¥7.40M at Toagosei.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Toagosei +18.0%.
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
Nippon Shokubai aheadNippon Shokubai 3 : Toagosei 0
Revenue: Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B / Toagosei ¥162.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Toagosei aheadNippon Shokubai 1 : Toagosei 3
Operating margin: Nippon Shokubai 4.4% / Toagosei 8.7%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNippon Shokubai 1 : Toagosei 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Shokubai −2.3% / Toagosei −3.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Shokubai aheadNippon Shokubai 2 : Toagosei 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Shokubai +44.9% / Toagosei +18.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Shokubai aheadNippon Shokubai 2 : Toagosei 1
Average salary: Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M / Toagosei ¥7.40M
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Toagosei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥399.9B | ¥162.3B | 2.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥17.5B | ¥14.2B | 1.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥16.8B | ¥12.8B | 1.3x |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Toagosei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | ◎8.7% | 4.4pt |
| Net margin | 4.2% | ◎7.9% | 3.7pt |
| ROE | 4.3% | ◎6.0% | 1.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥155M | ¥112M | 1.4x |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Toagosei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎−2.3% | −3.2% | 0.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −8.0% | ◎−0.4% | 7.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +2.9% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +2.3% |
| Metric | Nippon Shokubai | Toagosei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+44.9% | +18.0% | 26.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+17.8% | +1.4% | 16.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 22.9x | 15.5x | |
| Equity ratio | 70.1% | ◎74.7% | 4.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,563.5 | ¥1,815.5 |
◎ 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 | Toagosei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.59M | ¥7.40M | ¥1.19M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥294,800 | ¥282,900 | ¥11,900 |
| Average tenure | 16.6 yrs | ◎18.7 yrs | 2.1 |
| Average age | 39.4 | 43.6 | 4.2 |
| Employees | 2,573 | 1,444 | 1.8x |
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)
¥2,563.5+44.9% (1Y)
Nippon Shokubai +44.9% over 1Y. Compared: Toagosei +18.0%.
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
Toagosei6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Shokubai ¥8.59M, Toagosei ¥7.40M. Nippon Shokubai pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Shokubai 39.4, Toagosei 43.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Shokubai ¥399.9B, Toagosei ¥162.3B. Nippon Shokubai is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥399.9B — 2.5x Toagosei's ¥162.3B.
AOperating margins: Toagosei 8.7%, Nippon Shokubai 4.4%. Toagosei turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Shokubai +44.9%, Toagosei +18.0%. 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.
