Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Steel Plate Makers
Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 37.5x Tokyo Steel's ¥268.1B.
Operating margins are level: Tokyo Steel 2.7%, Nippon Steel 2.4%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Steel +15.7%, Tokyo Steel −18.0%. For next year, Nippon Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+118.2%).
Nippon Steel pays more on average — ¥9.09M against ¥8.71M at Tokyo Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Tokyo Steel +30.6%, Nippon Steel +3.2%.
Head-to-head wins16 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 Steel aheadNippon Steel 3 : Tokyo Steel 0
Revenue: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T / Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Tokyo Steel aheadNippon Steel 1 : Tokyo Steel 2
Operating margin: Nippon Steel 2.4% / Tokyo Steel 2.7%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 4 : Tokyo Steel 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Steel +15.7% / Tokyo Steel −18.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNippon Steel 1 : Tokyo Steel 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Steel +3.2% / Tokyo Steel +30.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 3 : Tokyo Steel 0
Average salary: Nippon Steel ¥9.09M / Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥10.1T | ¥268.1B | 37.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥242.9B | ¥7.2B | 33.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥17.2B | ¥11.6B | 1.5x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | ◎2.7% | 0.3pt |
| Net margin | 0.2% | ◎4.3% | 4.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥313M | ¥236M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+15.7% | −18.0% | 33.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−55.7% | −76.0% | 20.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+15.8% | +13.6% | 2.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +9.3% | ◎+17.5% | 8.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+118.2% | −155.3% | 273.5pt |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.2% | ◎+30.6% | 27.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.5% | −1.1% | 0.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥656.5 | ¥1,742 |
◎ 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 Steel | Tokyo Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.09M | ¥8.71M | ¥0.37M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥268,790 | ¥31,210 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.5 yrs | 16.7 yrs | 2.8 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 39.5 | 1.8 |
| Employees | 32,102 | 1,135 | 28.3x |
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)
¥656.5+3.2% (1Y)
Nippon Steel +3.2% over 1Y. Compared: Tokyo Steel +30.6%.
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 Steel4 segments
Tokyo Steel1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Steel ¥9.09M, Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M. Nippon Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Steel 41.3, Tokyo Steel 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T, Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B. Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 37.5x Tokyo Steel's ¥268.1B.
AOperating margins: Tokyo Steel 2.7%, Nippon Steel 2.4%. Tokyo Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Tokyo Steel +30.6%, Nippon Steel +3.2%. Tokyo Steel 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.
