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Aerospace industry map

Who earns the money in Aerospace, and who keeps it. When a company spans several industries, only the relevant segment is counted.

FY2025 · 25 companies · ¥5.8T

Industry map

Companies ordered by revenue, connected by ownership (major shareholders). Arrows point from the shareholder to the investee.

Industry size (revenue)
¥5.8T

YoY +17.4%

Companies
25
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥7.6M

Avg. age 42.4

Industry weather
Sunny

Operating income +22.3%

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[7011]

Energy Systems + 1 more

#1
Revenue
¥3.45T▲21.7%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥4.97T · Net income ¥332.1B

Avg. salary ¥10.7M · 42.3(parent only)

IHI[7013]

Aero Engine, Space and Defense

#2▲
Revenue
¥648.1B▲17.3%
Operating income
¥112.4B▼8.4%

Margin 17.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.64T · Net income ¥161B

Avg. salary ¥10M · 42.4(parent only)

Kawasaki Heavy Industries[7012]

Aerospace Systems

#3▼
Revenue
¥613.7B▲8.1%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥2.31T · Net income ¥108.2B

Avg. salary ¥9.1M · 41.7(parent only)

Honda Motor[7267]

Power product and other businesses

#4
Revenue
¥384.9B▼0.1%
Operating income
-¥10.7B

Margin -2.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥21.8T · Net income -¥423.9B

Avg. salary ¥9.3M · 43.9(parent only)

Subaru[7270]

Aerospace

#5▲
Revenue
¥141.7B▲27.0%
Operating income
¥3.5BBack to profit

Margin 2.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥4.78T · Net income ¥90.8B

Avg. salary ¥7.6M · 40.0(parent only)

Nikkiso[6376]

Industrial segment

#6▼
Revenue
¥136.8B▲5.1%
Operating income
¥13.5B▲84.8%

Margin 9.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥215.6B · Net income ¥13.7B

Avg. salary ¥6.8M · 43.2(parent only)

Nabtesco[6268]

Transport Solutions

#7
Revenue
¥100.5B▲13.2%
Operating income
¥13.6B▲8.7%

Margin 13.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥307.9B · Net income ¥15.7B

Avg. salary ¥7.2M · 42.6(parent only)

SKY Perfect JSAT[9412]

Space Business

#8
Revenue
¥66B▲9.0%
Operating income
¥24.1B▲9.9%

Margin 36.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥127.6B · Net income ¥23.3B

Avg. salary ¥12.1M · 45.0(parent only)

NOF[4403]

Explosive and propulsion

#9
Revenue
¥61.7B▲59.1%
Operating income
¥7.98B▲154.9%

Margin 12.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥258B · Net income ¥40.5B

Avg. salary ¥8.4M · 42.9(parent only)

Shimadzu[7701]

Aircraft equipment

#10
Revenue
¥43.4B▲12.2%
Operating income
¥8.22B▲35.5%

Margin 19.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥560.7B · Net income ¥60.5B

Avg. salary ¥9.2M · 43.9(parent only)

ShinMaywa Industries[7224]

Aircraft

#11
Revenue
¥41.6B▲23.3%
Operating income
¥2.59B▲31.6%

Margin 6.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥285B · Net income ¥11.5B

Avg. salary ¥7.8M · 44.0(parent only)

Nippon Avionics[6946]

Government Systems

#12▲
Revenue
¥23.9B▲48.8%
Operating income
¥5.1B▲67.3%

Margin 21.4%

Whole company: Revenue ¥29.2B · Net income ¥3.82B

Avg. salary ¥7.1M · 47.4(parent only)

※ Card revenue and operating income cover only the segment in this industry; “Whole company” shows consolidated revenue and net income.

Other companies: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry · Arisawa Mfg. · Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho · Eagle Industry · Shikibo · KYB · Sakura Rubber · Terra Drone · AeroEdge · ispace · Acsl · Synspective · Axelspace Holdings

The weather is derived mechanically from year-over-year totals of revenue and operating income (both up = sunny, both down = rainy).

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Who earns the money

Area = revenue from businesses in this industry. Color = operating margin.

LossHigh margin(middle = 0% margin)

Who makes a profit

Across = revenue (log scale), up = operating margin, bubble size = operating income.

Ranking and momentum

RankCompany (business)RevenueShareOp. marginCAGRFCF*
1Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesEnergy Systems + 1 more¥3.45T59.4%—+11.3%¥761.6B
2▲1IHIAero Engine, Space and Defense¥648.1B11.2%17.3%+25.4%—
3▼1Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesAerospace Systems¥613.7B10.6%—+19.8%¥22.3B
4Honda MotorPower product and other businesses¥384.9B6.6%-2.8%-0.9%¥523.2B
5▲1SubaruAerospace¥141.7B2.4%2.5%+22.8%¥123.9B
6▼1NikkisoIndustrial segment¥136.8B2.4%9.9%+9.6%¥10.5B
7NabtescoTransport Solutions¥100.5B1.7%13.5%+10.4%¥16.8B
8SKY Perfect JSATSpace Business¥66B1.1%36.6%+6.0%¥3.56B
9NOFExplosive and propulsion¥61.7B1.1%12.9%+19.7%¥21.5B
10ShimadzuAircraft equipment¥43.4B0.7%18.9%+18.1%¥39.7B
11ShinMaywa IndustriesAircraft¥41.6B0.7%6.2%+21.4%¥14.1B
12▲1Nippon AvionicsGovernment Systems¥23.9B0.4%21.4%+20.8%-¥4.48B
13▼1Japan Aviation Electronics IndustryAerospace¥20.5B0.4%10.7%+7.6%-¥6.76B
14Arisawa Mfg.Industrial application structural materials¥13.7B0.2%21.1%+18.1%-¥3.77B
15▲1Hoden Seimitsu Kako KenkyushoElectrical discharge and surface treatment¥9.91B0.2%20.4%+9.8%¥1.46B
16▼1Eagle Industryaerospace industry¥8.76B0.2%8.0%+7.9%¥13.3B
17ShikiboFunctional materials¥6.89B0.1%-2.2%—-¥616M
18▲3KYBAircraft Components¥6.72B0.1%6.6%+16.4%-¥2.81B
19▼1Sakura RubberAircraft, aerospace, and industrial products¥5.73B0.1%19.2%+18.1%-¥1.16B
20Terra DroneDrone Solutions Segment¥4.16B0.1%-10.4%+26.2%-¥1.72B
21▲1AeroEdge¥3.6B0.1%18.2%+22.4%-¥618.9M
22▼3ispace¥3.31B0.1%-350.2%+48.8%-¥15.6B
23▲1Acsl¥2.6B0.0%-70.8%+50.9%-¥1.25B
24▲1Synspective¥2.38B0.0%-174.1%+30.9%-¥9.96B
25▲1Axelspace HoldingsAxelLinerBusinessReportableSegmentsMember + 1 more¥1.59B0.0%-51.8%-24.8%-¥4.43B

* FCF is company-wide (not disclosed by segment). CAGR covers the available years, up to five.

How they make money differently

Where each company's ¥100 of sales goes, and how much it keeps (company-wide).

  • Cost of sales
  • Operating costs
  • SG&A
  • Other
  • Operating profit

Ownership links

From the major-shareholder section of annual securities reports.

The company on each card is a major shareholder of the companies listed under it (latest 'major shareholders' disclosure). 50%+ is labelled subsidiary and 20%+ affiliate, based on ownership alone. Stakes under 3% are omitted.

Compare the leaders side by side

All companies in Aerospace (by revenue)

All 27 companies in this industry, ranked by revenue in each company's latest fiscal year. For companies that belong through one business segment, the figure is that segment's revenue.

  1. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries¥3.45T
  2. IHI¥648.1B · 17.3%
  3. Kawasaki Heavy Industries¥613.7B
  4. Honda Motor¥384.9B · -2.8%
  5. Subaru¥141.7B · 2.5%
  6. Nikkiso¥136.8B · 9.9%
  7. Nabtesco¥100.5B · 13.5%
  8. SKY Perfect JSAT¥66B · 36.6%
  9. NOF¥61.7B · 12.9%
  10. Shimadzu¥43.4B · 18.9%
  11. ShinMaywa Industries¥41.6B · 6.2%
  12. Nippon Avionics¥23.9B · 21.4%
  13. Japan Aviation Electronics Industry¥20.5B · 10.7%
  14. Arisawa Mfg.¥13.7B · 21.1%
  15. Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho¥9.91B · 20.4%
  16. Eagle Industry¥8.76B · 8.0%
  17. Shikibo¥6.89B · -2.2%
  18. KYB¥6.72B · 6.6%
  19. Sakura Rubber¥5.73B · 19.2%
  20. Terra Drone¥4.16B · -10.4%
  21. QPS Holdings¥3.8B · -21.9%
  22. AeroEdge¥3.6B · 18.2%
  23. ispace¥3.31B · -350.2%
  24. Astroscale Holdings¥2.85B
  25. Acsl¥2.6B · -70.8%
  26. Axelspace Holdings¥2.51B · -74.7%
  27. Synspective¥2.38B · -174.1%

Revenue · Op. margin

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