Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sony is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥12.5T — 2.4x Sumitomo Electric's ¥5.1T.
Sony earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 11.6% — 3.4 points above Sumitomo Electric (8.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sumitomo Electric +9.2%, Sony +3.7%. For next year, Sony guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Sony pays more on average — ¥11.2M against ¥8.50M at Sumitomo Electric.
Over the past year the shares moved Sumitomo Electric +41.8%, Sony −8.3%.
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
Sony aheadSony 3 : Sumitomo Electric 0
Revenue: Sony ¥12.5T / Sumitomo Electric ¥5.1T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sony aheadSony 3 : Sumitomo Electric 0
Operating margin: Sony 11.6% / Sumitomo Electric 8.2%
GrowthInvestors
Sumitomo Electric aheadSony 1 : Sumitomo Electric 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Sony +3.7% / Sumitomo Electric +9.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSony 1 : Sumitomo Electric 1
Share price, 1 year: Sony −8.3% / Sumitomo Electric +41.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sony aheadSony 2 : Sumitomo Electric 1
Average salary: Sony ¥11.2M / Sumitomo Electric ¥8.50M
| Metric | Sony | Sumitomo Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥12.5T | ¥5.1T | 2.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.4T | ¥418.2B | 3.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥1.0T | ¥369.5B | 2.8x |
| Metric | Sony | Sumitomo Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎11.6% | 8.2% | 3.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎8.3% | 7.2% | 1.0pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥5.6B | ¥717M | 7.9x |
| Metric | Sony | Sumitomo Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.7% | ◎+9.2% | 5.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +13.4% | ◎+30.4% | 17.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +6.8% | ◎+11.9% | 5.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −1.4% | ◎+3.7% | 5.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+10.5% | +1.6% | 8.9pt |
| Metric | Sony | Sumitomo Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −8.3% | ◎+41.8% | 50.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.9% | −16.1% | 20.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,958 | ¥1,770 |
◎ 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 | Sony | Sumitomo Electric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥11.2M | ¥8.50M | ¥2.68M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥323,000 | ¥290,000 | ¥33,000 |
| Average tenure | 15.8 yrs | ◎17.7 yrs | 1.9 |
| Average age | 42.5 | 43.2 | 0.7 |
| Employees | 2,212 | 7,124 | 3.2x |
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)
¥3,958-8.3% (1Y)
Sony -8.3% over 1Y. Compared: Sumitomo Electric +41.8%.
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.
Sony3 segments
Sumitomo Electric5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sony ¥11.2M, Sumitomo Electric ¥8.50M. Sony pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sony 42.5, Sumitomo Electric 43.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sony ¥12.5T, Sumitomo Electric ¥5.1T. Sony is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥12.5T — 2.4x Sumitomo Electric's ¥5.1T.
AOperating margins: Sony 11.6%, Sumitomo Electric 8.2%. Sony turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sumitomo Electric +41.8%, Sony −8.3%. Sumitomo Electric 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.
