Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 10.3x Takasago's ¥225.1B.
Sumitomo Chemical earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.5% — 2.9 points above Takasago (3.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Takasago −1.8%, Sumitomo Chemical −10.7%. For next year, Takasago guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+35.3%).
Takasago pays more on average — ¥9.08M against ¥8.18M at Sumitomo Chemical.
Over the past year the shares moved Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%, Takasago −14.8%.
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 : Takasago 0
Revenue: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T / Takasago ¥225.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 2 : Takasago 1
Operating margin: Sumitomo Chemical 6.5% / Takasago 3.6%
GrowthInvestors
Takasago aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Takasago 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Sumitomo Chemical −10.7% / Takasago −1.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sumitomo Chemical aheadSumitomo Chemical 2 : Takasago 0
Share price, 1 year: Sumitomo Chemical +23.0% / Takasago −14.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Takasago aheadSumitomo Chemical 1 : Takasago 2
Average salary: Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M / Takasago ¥9.08M
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥225.1B | 10.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥151.7B | ¥8.1B | 18.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥60.9B | ¥9.5B | 6.4x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎6.5% | 3.6% | 2.9pt |
| Net margin | 2.6% | ◎4.2% | 1.6pt |
| ROE | — | 6.4% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥349M | ¥207M | 1.7x |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −10.7% | ◎−1.8% | 8.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−21.4% | −47.0% | 25.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +0.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.4% | ◎+6.6% | 5.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +16.6% | ◎+35.3% | 18.6pt |
| Metric | Sumitomo Chemical | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+23.0% | −14.8% | 37.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +5.3% | 4.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 13.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 57.6% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥565 | ¥1,280 |
◎ 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 | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.18M | ◎¥9.08M | ¥0.90M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥256,800 | ¥23,200 |
| Average tenure | 16.3 yrs | ◎18.1 yrs | 1.8 |
| Average age | 42.1 | 42.1 | 0.0 |
| Employees | 6,669 | 1,087 | 6.1x |
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: Takasago -14.8%.
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.
Sumitomo Chemical5 segments
Takasago4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Takasago ¥9.08M, Sumitomo Chemical ¥8.18M. Takasago pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sumitomo Chemical 42.1, Takasago 42.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sumitomo Chemical ¥2.3T, Takasago ¥225.1B. Sumitomo Chemical is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 10.3x Takasago's ¥225.1B.
AOperating margins: Sumitomo Chemical 6.5%, Takasago 3.6%. Sumitomo Chemical turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sumitomo Chemical +23.0%, Takasago −14.8%. Sumitomo Chemical 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.
