Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 29.8x Sekisui Jushi's ¥78.2B.
Sekisui Jushi earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 0.8 points above Sumitomo Chemical (6.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sekisui Jushi +5.3%, Sumitomo Chemical −10.7%. For next year, Sumitomo Chemical guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.6%).
Sumitomo Chemical pays more on average — ¥8.18M against ¥6.48M at Sekisui Jushi.
Over the past year the shares moved Sekisui Jushi +35.0%, Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 3 : Sekisui Jushi 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T / Sekisui Jushi ¥78.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sekisui Jushi aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Sekisui Jushi 2
Operating margin: Sumitomo Chemical 6.5% / Sekisui Jushi 7.3%
GrowthInvestors
Sekisui Jushi aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Sekisui Jushi 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Chemical −10.7% / Sekisui Jushi +5.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSumitomo Chemical 1 : Sekisui Jushi 1
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% / Sekisui Jushi +35.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 2 : Sekisui Jushi 1
Average salary: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M / Sekisui Jushi ¥6.48M
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Sekisui Jushi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥78.2B | 29.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥151.7B | ¥5.7B | 26.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥60.9B | ¥4.0B | 15.3x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Sekisui Jushi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | ◎7.3% | 0.8pt |
| Net margin | 2.6% | ◎5.1% | 2.5pt |
| ROE | — | 4.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥349M | ¥105M | 3.3x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Sekisui Jushi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −10.7% | ◎+5.3% | 16.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −21.4% | ◎+13.4% | 34.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.4% | ◎+7.5% | 6.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+16.6% | +10.8% | 5.8pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Sekisui Jushi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +23.0% | ◎+35.0% | 12.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +0.0% | 9.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 21.3x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥565 | ¥2,784 |
◎ 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 | Sumitomo Chemical | Sekisui Jushi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.18M | ¥6.48M | ¥1.70M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥30,000 |
| Average tenure | 16.3 yrs | ◎17.4 yrs | 1.1 |
| Average age | 42.1 | 44.0 | 1.9 |
| Employees | 6,669 | 743 | 9.0x |
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)
¥565+23.0% (1Y)
Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% over 1Y. Compared: Sekisui Jushi +35.0%.
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.
Sumitomo Chemical5 segments
Sekisui Jushi2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M, Sekisui Jushi ¥6.48M. Sumitomo Chemical pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Chemical 42.1, Sekisui Jushi 44.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T, Sekisui Jushi ¥78.2B. Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 29.8x Sekisui Jushi's ¥78.2B.
AOperating margins: Sekisui Jushi 7.3%, Sumitomo Chemical 6.5%. Sekisui Jushi turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sekisui Jushi +35.0%, Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%. Sekisui Jushi 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.
