Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Yamato Kogyo (¥160.4B) and Nippon Yakin (¥150.9B) are about the same size by revenue.
Nippon Yakin earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 4.5 points above Yamato Kogyo (2.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Yamato Kogyo −4.7%, Nippon Yakin −12.3%. For next year, Nippon Yakin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.5%).
Yamato Kogyo pays more on average — ¥9.53M against ¥7.19M at Nippon Yakin.
Over the past year the shares moved Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, 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
Yamato Kogyo aheadYamato Kogyo 2 : Nippon Yakin 1
Revenue: Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B / Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadYamato Kogyo 2 : Nippon Yakin 1
Operating margin: Yamato Kogyo 2.8% / Nippon Yakin 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Yakin aheadYamato Kogyo 1 : Nippon Yakin 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Yamato Kogyo −4.7% / Nippon Yakin −12.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenYamato Kogyo 1 : Nippon Yakin 1
Share price, 1 year: Yamato Kogyo +31.3% / Nippon Yakin +18.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon Yakin aheadYamato Kogyo 1 : Nippon Yakin 2
Average salary: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M / Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M
| Metric | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥160.4B | ¥150.9B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥4.5B | ◎¥11.0B | 2.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥62.4B | ¥7.2B | 8.6x |
| Metric | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | ◎7.3% | 4.5pt |
| Net margin | ◎38.9% | 4.8% | 34.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥1.5B | ¥129M | 11.7x |
| Metric | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎−4.7% | −12.3% | 7.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −60.9% | ◎−35.3% | 25.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +3.4% | ◎+6.0% | 2.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.5% | ◎+12.0% | 8.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +0.1% | ◎+18.5% | 18.4pt |
| Metric | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.3% | +18.5% | 12.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −8.8% | ◎−0.2% | 8.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥12,240 | ¥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 | Yamato Kogyo | Nippon Yakin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.53M | ¥7.19M | ¥2.34M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥274,900 | ◎¥275,000 | ¥100 |
| Average tenure | 8.9 yrs | ◎20.2 yrs | 11.3 |
| Average age | 39.1 | 43.8 | 4.7 |
| Employees | 106 | 1,171 | 11.0x |
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)
¥12,240+31.3% (1Y)
Yamato Kogyo +31.3% 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: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Nippon Yakin ¥7.19M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Yamato Kogyo 39.1, Nippon Yakin 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B, Nippon Yakin ¥150.9B. Yamato Kogyo (¥160.4B) and Nippon Yakin (¥150.9B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Nippon Yakin 7.3%, Yamato Kogyo 2.8%. Nippon Yakin 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 Yakin +18.5%. 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.
