Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Tokyo Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥268.1B — 1.7x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
Operating margins are level: Yamato Kogyo 2.8%, Tokyo Steel 2.7%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Yamato Kogyo −4.7%, Tokyo Steel −18.0%. For next year, Yamato Kogyo guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+0.1%).
Yamato Kogyo pays more on average — ¥9.53M against ¥8.71M at Tokyo Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%.
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
Tokyo Steel aheadTokyo Steel 2 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Revenue: Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B / Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadTokyo Steel 0 : Yamato Kogyo 3
Operating margin: Tokyo Steel 2.7% / Yamato Kogyo 2.8%
GrowthInvestors
Yamato Kogyo aheadTokyo Steel 2 : Yamato Kogyo 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Tokyo Steel −18.0% / Yamato Kogyo −4.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenTokyo Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 1
Share price, 1 year: Tokyo Steel +30.6% / Yamato Kogyo +31.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Yamato Kogyo aheadTokyo Steel 1 : Yamato Kogyo 2
Average salary: Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M / Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥268.1B | ¥160.4B | 1.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥7.2B | ¥4.5B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ¥11.6B | ◎¥62.4B | 5.4x |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | ◎2.8% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | 4.3% | ◎38.9% | 34.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥236M | ◎¥1.5B | 6.4x |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −18.0% | ◎−4.7% | 13.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −76.0% | ◎−60.9% | 15.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+13.6% | +3.4% | 10.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+17.5% | +3.5% | 14.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −155.3% | ◎+0.1% | 155.4pt |
| Metric | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +30.6% | ◎+31.3% | 0.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−1.1% | −8.8% | 7.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,742 | ¥12,240 |
◎ 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 | Tokyo Steel | Yamato Kogyo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.71M | ◎¥9.53M | ¥0.81M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥268,790 | ◎¥274,900 | ¥6,110 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.7 yrs | 8.9 yrs | 7.8 |
| Average age | 39.5 | 39.1 | 0.4 |
| Employees | 1,135 | 106 | 10.7x |
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)
¥1,742+30.6% (1Y)
Tokyo Steel +30.6% over 1Y. Compared: Yamato Kogyo +31.3%.
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.
Tokyo Steel1 segments
Yamato Kogyo4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yamato Kogyo ¥9.53M, Tokyo Steel ¥8.71M. Yamato Kogyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Tokyo Steel 39.5, Yamato Kogyo 39.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Tokyo Steel ¥268.1B, Yamato Kogyo ¥160.4B. Tokyo Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥268.1B — 1.7x Yamato Kogyo's ¥160.4B.
AOperating margins: Yamato Kogyo 2.8%, Tokyo Steel 2.7%. Yamato Kogyo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Yamato Kogyo +31.3%, Tokyo Steel +30.6%. Yamato Kogyo 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.
