Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Fluorochemicals & Semiconductor Gases
Tosoh is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 27.7x Stella Chemifa's ¥36.8B.
Stella Chemifa earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.6% — 3.3 points above Tosoh (9.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Stella Chemifa +1.4%, Tosoh −4.1%.
Tosoh pays more on average — ¥7.96M against ¥7.32M at Stella Chemifa.
Over the past year the shares moved Tosoh +15.9%, Stella Chemifa +14.2%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Tosoh aheadTosoh 3 : Stella Chemifa 0
Revenue: Tosoh ¥1.0T / Stella Chemifa ¥36.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Stella Chemifa aheadTosoh 1 : Stella Chemifa 2
Operating margin: Tosoh 9.4% / Stella Chemifa 12.6%
GrowthInvestors
Stella Chemifa aheadTosoh 0 : Stella Chemifa 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Tosoh −4.1% / Stella Chemifa +1.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenTosoh 1 : Stella Chemifa 1
Share price, 1 year: Tosoh +15.9% / Stella Chemifa +14.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Tosoh aheadTosoh 2 : Stella Chemifa 1
Average salary: Tosoh ¥7.96M / Stella Chemifa ¥7.32M
| Metric | Tosoh | Stella Chemifa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.0T | ¥36.8B | 27.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥95.5B | ¥4.6B | 20.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥41.6B | ¥3.1B | 13.6x |
| Metric | Tosoh | Stella Chemifa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.4% | ◎12.6% | 3.3pt |
| Net margin | 4.1% | ◎8.3% | 4.2pt |
| ROE | — | 6.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥258M | ¥126M | 2.1x |
| Metric | Tosoh | Stella Chemifa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −4.1% | ◎+1.4% | 5.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −3.4% | ◎+7.1% | 10.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +6.8% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +6.3% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +3.4% |
| Metric | Tosoh | Stella Chemifa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+15.9% | +14.2% | 1.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.4% | ◎−5.3% | 0.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 18.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 74.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,537.5 | ¥4,670 |
◎ 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 | Tosoh | Stella Chemifa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.96M | ¥7.32M | ¥0.64M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥283,083 | ¥222,600 | ¥60,483 |
| Average tenure | 13.5 yrs | ◎15.2 yrs | 1.7 |
| Average age | 38.5 | 39.5 | 1.0 |
| Employees | 3,954 | 293 | 13.5x |
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)
¥2,537.5+15.9% (1Y)
Tosoh +15.9% over 1Y. Compared: Stella Chemifa +14.2%.
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.
Tosoh4 segments
Stella Chemifa3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Tosoh ¥7.96M, Stella Chemifa ¥7.32M. Tosoh pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Tosoh 38.5, Stella Chemifa 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Tosoh ¥1.0T, Stella Chemifa ¥36.8B. Tosoh is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 27.7x Stella Chemifa's ¥36.8B.
AOperating margins: Stella Chemifa 12.6%, Tosoh 9.4%. Stella Chemifa turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Tosoh +15.9%, Stella Chemifa +14.2%. Tosoh 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.
