Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Tokyo Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥268.1B — 1.8x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
Nippon Yakin earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 4.6 points above Tokyo Steel (2.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Yakin −12.3%, Tokyo Steel −18.0%. For next year, Nippon Yakin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.5%).
Tokyo Steel pays more on average — ¥8.71M against ¥7.19M at Nippon Yakin.
Over the past year the shares moved Tokyo Steel +30.6%, Nippon Yakin +18.5%.
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
Tokyo Steel aheadTokyo Steel 2 : Nippon Yakin 1
Revenue: Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B / Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Yakin aheadTokyo Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Operating margin: Tokyo Steel 2.7% / Nippon Yakin 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Yakin aheadTokyo Steel 2 : Nippon Yakin 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Tokyo Steel −18.0% / Nippon Yakin −12.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenTokyo Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 1
Share price, 1 year: Tokyo Steel +30.6% / Nippon Yakin +18.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Yakin aheadTokyo Steel 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Average salary: Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M / Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥268.1B | ¥150.9B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ¥7.2B | ◎¥11.0B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥11.6B | ¥7.2B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | ◎7.3% | 4.6pt |
| Net margin | 4.3% | ◎4.8% | 0.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥236M | ¥129M | 1.8x |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −18.0% | ◎−12.3% | 5.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −76.0% | ◎−35.3% | 40.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+13.6% | +6.0% | 7.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+17.5% | +12.0% | 5.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −155.3% | ◎+18.5% | 173.8pt |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+30.6% | +18.5% | 12.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −1.1% | ◎−0.2% | 0.9pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,742 | ¥5,030 |
◎ 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 | Tokyo Steel | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.71M | ¥7.19M | ¥1.53M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥268,790 | ◎¥275,000 | ¥6,210 |
| Average tenure | 16.7 yrs | ◎20.2 yrs | 3.5 |
| Average age | 39.5 | 43.8 | 4.3 |
| Employees | 1,135 | 1,171 | 1.0x |
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)
¥1,742+30.6% (1Y)
Tokyo Steel +30.6% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Yakin +18.5%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M, Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M. Tokyo Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Tokyo Steel 39.5, Nippon Yakin 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B, Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B. Tokyo Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥268.1B — 1.8x Nippon Yakin's ¥150.9B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Yakin 7.3%, Tokyo Steel 2.7%. Nippon Yakin 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 Yakin +18.5%. 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.
