15 companies · FY2026 results (earnings releases, consolidated)
Nippon Steel ranks first for operating profit in the Steel industry at ¥242.9B. The top three are Nippon Steel (¥242.9B), JFE (¥135.4B) and Kobe Steel (¥129.9B).
Across the 15 companies the average is ¥45.3B and the median ¥12.0B. Chubu Steel Plate comes last at ¥923M, a gap of about 263x to the leader.
3 of 15 companies are above the average.
Steel Industry TOP3
Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier). YoY compares with the previous full-year results.
| Rank | Company | Operating profit | Average salary | Revenue | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Steel5401 | ¥242.9B | ¥9.09M | ¥10.1T | 2.4% |
| 2 | JFE5411 | ¥135.4B | ¥12.3M | ¥4.5T | 3.0% |
| 3 | Kobe Steel5406 | ¥129.9B | ¥8.12M | ¥2.4T | 5.3% |
| 4 | Daido Steel5471 | ¥42.1B | ¥8.11M | ¥578.1B | 7.3% |
| 5 | Maruichi5463 | ¥32.0B | ¥7.22M | ¥243.8B | 13.1% |
| 6 | Aichi Steel5482 | ¥17.4B | ¥8.02M | ¥304.3B | 5.7% |
| 7 | Kyoei Steel5440 | ¥17.0B | ¥7.43M | ¥315.1B | 5.4% |
| 8 | Tokyo Tekko5445 | ¥12.0B | ¥7.58M | ¥72.5B | 16.6% |
| 9 | Yodoko5451 | ¥11.9B | ¥7.82M | ¥195.4B | 6.1% |
| 10 | Nippon Yakin5480 | ¥11.0B | ¥7.19M | ¥150.9B | 7.3% |
| 11 | Godo Steel5410 | ¥9.8B | ¥7.78M | ¥191.8B | 5.1% |
| 12 | Tokyo Steel5423 | ¥7.2B | ¥8.71M | ¥268.1B | 2.7% |
| 13 | Nippon Denko5563 | ¥5.2B | ¥7.58M | ¥77.3B | 6.7% |
| 14 | Yamato Kogyo5444 | ¥4.5B | ¥9.53M | ¥160.4B | 2.8% |
| 15 | Chubu Steel Plate5461 | ¥923M | ¥7.06M | ¥51.1B | 1.8% |
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.
