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Steel Companies Ranked by Operating Margin (FY2026, 15 companies)

15 companies · FY2026 results (earnings releases, consolidated)

Average salary Revenue Operating profit Operating margin

Tokyo Tekko ranks first for operating margin in the Steel industry at 16.6%. The top three are Tokyo Tekko (16.6%), Maruichi (13.1%) and Daido Steel (7.3%).

Across the 15 companies the average is 6.1% and the median 5.4%. Chubu Steel Plate comes last at 1.8%, a gap of 14.8 percentage points to the leader.

6 of 15 companies are above the average.

Share prices, forecasts and results for Steel Industry

Steel Industry TOP3

1
Tokyo TekkoSteel Industry16.6%
2
MaruichiSteel Industry13.1%
3
Daido SteelSteel Industry7.3%

Companies: 15
Average: 6.1%
Median: 5.4%
All-industry average: 11.1%-5.0pt difference
Above average: 6of 15

Operating margin ranking: Steel Industry

15 companies

RankCompanyAverage 6.1%Operating marginRevenueShares 1Y

1
Tokyo Tekko544516.6%16.6%¥72.5B+0.1%
2
Maruichi546313.1%13.1%¥243.8B+30.2%
3
Daido Steel54717.3%7.3%¥578.1B+45.6%
3
Nippon Yakin54807.3%7.3%¥150.9B+17.5%
5
Nippon Denko55636.7%6.7%¥77.3B+18.7%
6
Yodoko54516.1%6.1%¥195.4B+3.3%
7
Aichi Steel54825.7%5.7%¥304.3B−12.0%
8
Kyoei Steel54405.4%5.4%¥315.1B−22.2%
9
Kobe Steel54065.3%5.3%¥2.4T+10.1%
10
Godo Steel54105.1%5.1%¥191.8B−28.2%
11
JFE54113.0%3.0%¥4.5T+0.3%
12
Yamato Kogyo54442.8%2.8%¥160.4B+25.8%
13
Tokyo Steel54232.7%2.7%¥268.1B+28.0%
14
Nippon Steel54012.4%2.4%¥10.1T+3.2%
15
Chubu Steel Plate54611.8%1.8%¥51.1B+10.5%

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	Tokyo Tekko5445	16.6%	¥7.58M	¥72.5B	¥12.0B
2	Maruichi5463	13.1%	¥7.22M	¥243.8B	¥32.0B
3	Daido Steel5471	7.3%	¥8.11M	¥578.1B	¥42.1B
3	Nippon Yakin5480	7.3%	¥7.19M	¥150.9B	¥11.0B
5	Nippon Denko5563	6.7%	¥7.58M	¥77.3B	¥5.2B
6	Yodoko5451	6.1%	¥7.82M	¥195.4B	¥11.9B
7	Aichi Steel5482	5.7%	¥8.02M	¥304.3B	¥17.4B
8	Kyoei Steel5440	5.4%	¥7.43M	¥315.1B	¥17.0B
9	Kobe Steel5406	5.3%	¥8.12M	¥2.4T	¥129.9B
10	Godo Steel5410	5.1%	¥7.78M	¥191.8B	¥9.8B
11	JFE5411	3.0%	¥12.3M	¥4.5T	¥135.4B
12	Yamato Kogyo5444	2.8%	¥9.53M	¥160.4B	¥4.5B
13	Tokyo Steel5423	2.7%	¥8.71M	¥268.1B	¥7.2B
14	Nippon Steel5401	2.4%	¥9.09M	¥10.1T	¥242.9B
15	Chubu Steel Plate5461	1.8%	¥7.06M	¥51.1B	¥923M

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.

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