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Company comparison · Machine Tools
Shibaura Machine is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥132.8B — 1.6x Sodick's ¥80.6B.
Sodick earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.2% — 2.0 points above Shibaura Machine (3.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sodick +9.4%, Shibaura Machine −21.0%. For next year, Sodick guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+30.2%).
Shibaura Machine pays more on average — ¥7.06M against ¥6.20M at Sodick.
Over the past year the shares moved Sodick +48.6%, Shibaura Machine +14.2%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Shibaura Machine aheadShibaura Machine 2 : Sodick 1
Revenue: Shibaura Machine ¥132.8B / Sodick ¥80.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sodick aheadShibaura Machine 1 : Sodick 3
Operating margin: Shibaura Machine 3.3% / Sodick 5.2%
GrowthInvestors
Sodick aheadShibaura Machine 0 : Sodick 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Shibaura Machine −21.0% / Sodick +9.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Shibaura Machine aheadShibaura Machine 2 : Sodick 1
Share price, 1 year: Shibaura Machine +14.2% / Sodick +48.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Shibaura Machine aheadShibaura Machine 3 : Sodick 0
Average salary: Shibaura Machine ¥7.06M / Sodick ¥6.20M
| Metric | Shibaura Machine | Sodick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥132.8B | ¥80.6B | 1.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥4.4B | ¥4.2B | 1.0x |
| Net income | ¥1.0B | ◎¥4.5B | 4.4x |
| Metric | Shibaura Machine | Sodick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | ◎5.2% | 2.0pt |
| Net margin | 0.8% | ◎5.6% | 4.8pt |
| ROE | 0.9% | ◎5.2% | 4.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥86M | ¥69M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Shibaura Machine | Sodick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −21.0% | ◎+9.4% | 30.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −69.0% | ◎+89.4% | 158.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.2% | ◎+9.8% | 6.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −3.8% | ◎+30.2% | 34.0pt |
| Metric | Shibaura Machine | Sodick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +14.2% | ◎+48.6% | 34.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.0% | −5.8% | 14.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 109.7x | 16.2x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎68.3% | 58.2% | 10.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,775 | ¥1,446 |
◎ 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 | Shibaura Machine | Sodick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.06M | ¥6.20M | ¥0.86M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥273,650 | ¥241,500 | ¥32,150 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.6 yrs | 14.4 yrs | 5.2 |
| Average age | 43.8 | 42.3 | 1.5 |
| Employees | 1,536 | 1,173 | 1.3x |
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)
¥4,775+14.2% (1Y)
Shibaura Machine +14.2% over 1Y. Compared: Sodick +48.6%.
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.
Shibaura Machine4 segments
Sodick4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Shibaura Machine ¥7.06M, Sodick ¥6.20M. Shibaura Machine pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Shibaura Machine 43.8, Sodick 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Shibaura Machine ¥132.8B, Sodick ¥80.6B. Shibaura Machine is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥132.8B — 1.6x Sodick's ¥80.6B.
AOperating margins: Sodick 5.2%, Shibaura Machine 3.3%. Sodick turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sodick +48.6%, Shibaura Machine +14.2%. Sodick 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.
