Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sekisui House is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.2T — 1.9x Sumitomo Forestry's ¥2.3T.
Sekisui House earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 8.1% — 0.7 points above Sumitomo Forestry (7.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sumitomo Forestry +10.4%, Sekisui House +3.4%. For next year, Sekisui House guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+2.5%).
Sumitomo Forestry pays more on average — ¥9.32M against ¥8.83M at Sekisui House.
Over the past year the shares moved Sekisui House +4.6%, Sumitomo Forestry −24.0%.
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
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 3 : Sumitomo Forestry 0
Revenue: Sekisui House ¥4.2T / Sumitomo Forestry ¥2.3T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 2 : Sumitomo Forestry 1
Operating margin: Sekisui House 8.1% / Sumitomo Forestry 7.4%
GrowthInvestors
Sumitomo Forestry aheadSekisui House 2 : Sumitomo Forestry 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Sekisui House +3.4% / Sumitomo Forestry +10.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 2 : Sumitomo Forestry 0
Share price, 1 year: Sekisui House +4.6% / Sumitomo Forestry −24.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Forestry aheadSekisui House 1 : Sumitomo Forestry 2
Average salary: Sekisui House ¥8.83M / Sumitomo Forestry ¥9.32M
| Metric | Sekisui House | Sumitomo Forestry | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.2T | ¥2.3T | 1.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.4B | ¥168.7B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥232.1B | ¥106.7B | 2.2x |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Sumitomo Forestry | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.5% | 4.7% | 0.8pt |
| ROE | — | 11.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥268M | ◎¥425M | 1.6x |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Sumitomo Forestry | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.4% | ◎+10.4% | 7.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+3.0% | −13.3% | 16.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.4% | ◎+13.1% | 1.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.7% | ◎+14.2% | 10.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.5% | −6.9% | 9.5pt |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Sumitomo Forestry | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+4.6% | −24.0% | 28.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−2.9% | −8.7% | 5.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 7.2x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 44.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,482 | ¥1,262 |
◎ 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 | Sekisui House | Sumitomo Forestry | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.83M | ◎¥9.32M | ¥0.49M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥293,200 | ◎¥320,000 | ¥26,800 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.4 yrs | 16.3 yrs | 0.1 |
| Average age | 43.9 | 44.3 | 0.4 |
| Employees | 15,664 | 5,341 | 2.9x |
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)
¥3,482+4.6% (1Y)
Sekisui House +4.6% over 1Y. Compared: Sumitomo Forestry -24.0%.
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.
Sekisui House4 segments
Sumitomo Forestry5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sumitomo Forestry ¥9.32M, Sekisui House ¥8.83M. Sumitomo Forestry pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sekisui House 43.9, Sumitomo Forestry 44.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sekisui House ¥4.2T, Sumitomo Forestry ¥2.3T. Sekisui House is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.2T — 1.9x Sumitomo Forestry's ¥2.3T.
AOperating margins: Sekisui House 8.1%, Sumitomo Forestry 7.4%. Sekisui House turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sekisui House +4.6%, Sumitomo Forestry −24.0%. Sekisui House 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.
