Trading Company Companies Ranked by Operating Margin (FY2026, 9 companies)

9 companies · FY2026 results (earnings releases, consolidated)

Sumitomo ranks first for operating margin in the Trading Company industry at 9.6%. The top three are Sumitomo (9.6%), Mitsui (7.8%) and Mitsubishi Corp (5.8%).

Across the 9 companies the average is 5.3% and the median 4.7%. Kamei comes last at 2.8%, a gap of 6.8 percentage points to the leader.

3 of 9 companies are above the average.

Share prices, forecasts and results for Trading Company Industry

Trading Company Industry TOP3

1
SumitomoTrading Company Industry9.6%
2
MitsuiTrading Company Industry7.8%
3
Mitsubishi CorpTrading Company Industry5.8%

Companies: 9
Average: 5.3%
Median: 4.7%
All-industry average: 11.1%-5.8pt difference
Above average: 3of 9

Operating margin ranking: Trading Company Industry

9 companies

RankCompanyAverage 5.3%Operating marginRevenueShares 1Y

1
Sumitomo80539.6%9.6%¥7.3T+50.2%
2
Mitsui80317.8%7.8%¥14.0T+31.7%
3
Mitsubishi Corp80585.8%5.8%¥18.9T+29.4%
4
Itochu80014.7%4.7%¥14.8T+30.2%
4
Toyota Tsusho80154.7%4.7%¥11.6T+43.6%
6
Kanematsu80204.6%4.6%¥1.1T+47.7%
7
Sojitz27684.2%4.2%¥2.8T+25.2%
8
Marubeni80023.1%3.1%¥8.3T+29.7%
9
Kamei80372.8%2.8%¥574.3B+71.2%

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	Sumitomo8053	9.6%	¥18.4M	¥7.3T	¥702.0B
2	Mitsui8031	7.8%	¥20.6M	¥14.0T	¥1.1T
3	Mitsubishi Corp8058	5.8%	¥21.1M	¥18.9T	¥1.1T
4	Itochu8001	4.7%	¥19.9M	¥14.8T	¥701.9B
4	Toyota Tsusho8015	4.7%	¥13.2M	¥11.6T	¥545.2B
6	Kanematsu8020	4.6%	¥11.4M	¥1.1T	¥48.7B
7	Sojitz2768	4.2%	¥12.7M	¥2.8T	¥115.6B
8	Marubeni8002	3.1%	¥17.8M	¥8.3T	¥256.7B
9	Kamei8037	2.8%	¥6.61M	¥574.3B	¥15.9B

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.