Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 62.7x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
Yamato Kogyo earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 2.8% — 0.4 points above Nippon Steel (2.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Steel +15.7%, Yamato Kogyo −4.7%. For next year, Nippon Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+118.2%).
Yamato Kogyo pays more on average — ¥9.53M against ¥9.09M at Nippon Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, 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 2 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T / Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadNippon Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 3
Operating margin: Nippon Steel 2.4% / Yamato Kogyo 2.8%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 5 : Yamato Kogyo 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Steel +15.7% / Yamato Kogyo −4.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNippon Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Steel +3.2% / Yamato Kogyo +31.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Steel aheadNippon Steel 2 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Average salary: Nippon Steel ¥9.09M / Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥10.1T | ¥160.4B | 62.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥242.9B | ¥4.5B | 54.0x |
| Net income | ¥17.2B | ◎¥62.4B | 3.6x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | ◎2.8% | 0.4pt |
| Net margin | 0.2% | ◎38.9% | 38.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥313M | ◎¥1.5B | 4.8x |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+15.7% | −4.7% | 20.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−55.7% | −60.9% | 5.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+15.8% | +3.4% | 12.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.3% | +3.5% | 5.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+118.2% | +0.1% | 118.1pt |
| Metric | Nippon Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.2% | ◎+31.3% | 28.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.5% | −8.8% | 8.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥656.5 | ¥12,240 |
◎ 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 | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.09M | ◎¥9.53M | ¥0.44M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥274,900 | ¥25,100 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.5 yrs | 8.9 yrs | 10.6 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 39.1 | 2.2 |
| Employees | 32,102 | 106 | 302.8x |
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)
¥656.5+3.2% (1Y)
Nippon Steel +3.2% over 1Y. Compared: Yamato Kogyo +31.3%.
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 Steel4 segments
Yamato Kogyo4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Nippon Steel ¥9.09M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Steel 41.3, Yamato Kogyo 39.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Steel ¥10.1T, Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B. Nippon Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥10.1T — 62.7x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
AOperating margins: Yamato Kogyo 2.8%, Nippon Steel 2.4%. Yamato Kogyo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Nippon Steel +3.2%. Yamato Kogyo 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.
