Household Products Companies Ranked by Operating Margin (FY2025, 5 companies)

5 companies · FY2025 results (earnings releases, consolidated)

Pigeon ranks first for operating margin in the Household Products industry at 12.1%. The top three are Pigeon (12.1%), Kao (9.7%) and Lion (8.6%).

Across the 5 companies the average is 7.4% and the median 8.6%. Noritz comes last at 2.1%, a gap of 10.0 percentage points to the leader.

3 of 5 companies are above the average.

Share prices, forecasts and results for Household Products Industry

Household Products Industry TOP3

1
PigeonHousehold Products Industry12.1%
2
KaoHousehold Products Industry9.7%
3
LionHousehold Products Industry8.6%

Companies: 5
Average: 7.4%
Median: 8.6%
All-industry average: 11.1%-3.7pt difference
Above average: 3of 5

Operating margin ranking: Household Products Industry

5 companies

RankCompanyAverage 7.4%Operating marginRevenueShares 1Y

1
Pigeon795612.1%12.1%¥109.2B+20.5%
2
Kao44529.7%9.7%¥1.7T+14.9%
3
Lion49128.6%8.6%¥422.1B+20.4%
4
Earth49854.5%4.5%¥179.2B−2.8%
5
Noritz59432.1%2.1%¥202.0B+15.3%

Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier).

Financials and pay compared

The same companies on other measures

Rank	Company	Operating margin	Average salary	Revenue	Operating profit
1	Pigeon7956	12.1%	¥8.27M	¥109.2B	¥13.2B
2	Kao4452	9.7%	¥8.11M	¥1.7T	¥164.1B
3	Lion4912	8.6%	¥6.74M	¥422.1B	¥36.4B
4	Earth4985	4.5%	¥7.71M	¥179.2B	¥8.1B
5	Noritz5943	2.1%	¥6.50M	¥202.0B	¥4.3B

Revenue and operating profit are from the latest full-year consolidated results. Average salary is for the reporting entity per its annual securities report; pure holding companies with fewer than 50 staff are excluded.