Industry map/Automotive & Machinery

Construction & Farm Machinery industry map

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

FY2025 · 30 companies · ¥10.3T

Industry map

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

Industry size (revenue)
¥10.3T

YoY +1.2%

Companies
30
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥7M

Avg. age 41.5

Industry weather
Cloudy

Operating income -16.7%

Komatsu[6301]

#1
Revenue
¥4.13T▲0.7%
Operating income
—

Avg. salary ¥9M · 41.7(parent only)

Kubota[6326]

Machinery

#2
Revenue
¥2.63T▼0.3%
Operating income
¥253.6B▼21.6%

Margin 9.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥3.02T · Net income ¥186.7B

Avg. salary ¥8.6M · 39.9(parent only)

  • Hitachi Construction Machinery・Supply/OEM

Hitachi Construction Machinery[6305]

Construction machinery business + 1 more

#3
Revenue
¥1.41T▲2.5%
Operating income
¥130.1B▼15.9%

Margin 9.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.41T · Net income ¥73.2B

Avg. salary ¥7.7M · 41.1(parent only)

  • Kubota・Supply/OEM

Kobe Steel[5406]

Construction Machinery

#4▲
Revenue
¥389.5B▲0.4%
Operating income
¥12.4B▼34.2%

Margin 3.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥2.44T · Net income ¥93.7B

Avg. salary ¥8.3M · 40.1(parent only)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries[6302]

Logistics and Construction

#5▼
Revenue
¥388.9B▼0.9%
Operating income
¥14B▼44.6%

Margin 3.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.07T · Net income ¥30.9B

Avg. salary ¥8.6M · 43.5(parent only)

Takeuchi MFG.[6432]

United States of America + 4 more

#6
Revenue
¥225.3B▲5.7%
Operating income
¥40.2B▼14.2%

Margin 17.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥225.3B · Net income ¥28.3B

Avg. salary ¥6.9M · 36.6(parent only)

Topy Industries[7231]

Automobile and Industrial Machinery Components Business

#7
Revenue
¥201.6B▲5.7%
Operating income
¥10.9B▲145.5%

Margin 5.4%

Whole company: Revenue ¥297.8B · Net income ¥10.2B

Avg. salary ¥7.2M · 41.7(parent only)

Iseki&[6310]

#8
Revenue
¥185.8B▲10.3%
Operating income
¥4.22B▲120.1%

Margin 2.3%

Avg. salary ¥6.5M · 45.5(parent only)

Yamabiko[6250]

Small outdoor operating machine + 1 more

#9
Revenue
¥156.1B▲6.8%
Operating income
¥28.5B▲0.2%

Margin 18.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥174B · Net income ¥14.4B

Avg. salary ¥8.1M · 44.1(parent only)

Nabtesco[6268]

Component Solutions

#10
Revenue
¥79.3B▲17.3%
Operating income
¥5.42B▲103.2%

Margin 6.8%

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

Avg. salary ¥7.2M · 42.6(parent only)

Furukawa[5715]

Rockdrill Machinery + 1 more

#11
Revenue
¥66B▲3.0%
Operating income
¥4.12B▲9.3%

Margin 6.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥211.1B · Net income ¥12.8B

Avg. salary ¥8.5M · 46.0(parent only)

Aichi[6345]

Specially-equipped vehicle + 1 more

#12
Revenue
¥58.7B▼0.0%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥59.6B · Net income ¥6.66B

Avg. salary ¥6.9M · 44.4(parent only)

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

Other companies: Kato Works · Airman · INFRONEER Holdings · Nikko · Press Kogyo · Maruyama MFG. · Sakai Heavy Industries · Okada Aiyon · Alinco · Nippon Sharyo · Kitagawa · Yamashin-Filter · Giken · Shibuya · Takakita · Rasa Industries · Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing · Taiyo Kisokogyo

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

Industry takeaways

AI summary (figures come from filings)

  • Komatsu alone books ¥4.13T, or 40% of the listed total.
  • Only Kubota's machinery arm (¥2.63T) and Hitachi Construction Machinery (¥1.41T) are anywhere near that size; number four, Kobe Steel's construction machinery segment, is ¥389.5B.
  • The best margins belong to mid-sized players such as Yamabiko at 18.3% and Takeuchi at 17.8%, not the giants.
  • While the leaders were roughly flat, Iseki grew +10.3%.
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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*
1Komatsu¥4.13T40.0%—+10.2%—
2KubotaMachinery¥2.63T25.4%9.7%+9.0%¥142B
3Hitachi Construction MachineryConstruction machinery business + 1 more¥1.41T13.6%9.3%+10.8%¥115.2B
4▲1Kobe SteelConstruction Machinery¥389.5B3.8%3.2%+1.2%¥77.2B
5▼1Sumitomo Heavy IndustriesLogistics and Construction¥388.9B3.8%3.6%+3.3%¥11.3B
6Takeuchi MFG.United States of America + 4 more¥225.3B2.2%17.8%+12.4%¥19.6B
7Topy IndustriesAutomobile and Industrial Machinery Components Business¥201.6B1.9%5.4%—¥2.97B
8Iseki&¥185.8B1.8%2.3%+4.1%¥16.9B
9YamabikoSmall outdoor operating machine + 1 more¥156.1B1.5%18.3%+5.8%¥4.5B
10NabtescoComponent Solutions¥79.3B0.8%6.8%-13.0%¥16.8B
11FurukawaRockdrill Machinery + 1 more¥66B0.6%6.3%+2.7%-¥1.46B
12AichiSpecially-equipped vehicle + 1 more¥58.7B0.6%—+1.3%-¥4.12B
13Kato WorksJapan + 1 more¥55.2B0.5%-4.5%+1.5%-¥1.19B
14Airmanconstruction machinery business¥44.6B0.4%15.8%+11.2%-¥3.74B
15INFRONEER HoldingsMachinery¥39.5B0.4%—+2.8%¥143.3B
16NikkoAsphalt related business + 2 more¥36.1B0.3%8.6%+5.5%¥588M
17▲1Press KogyoConstruction machinery¥32.7B0.3%2.9%+0.3%¥4.56B
18▼1Maruyama MFG.Agricultural and foresty machinery¥32B0.3%4.1%—-¥7M
19Sakai Heavy IndustriesJapan + 3 more¥27.5B0.3%5.6%+0.9%¥259.6M
20Okada AiyonDomestic + 1 more¥27B0.3%8.4%+7.4%-¥3.59B
21AlincoConstruction machinery¥24.7B0.2%8.0%+5.5%-¥549.9M
22Nippon SharyoConstruction Equipment¥22B0.2%17.9%+2.2%¥4.46B
23▲1KitagawaKitagawa Sun Tech Company¥22B0.2%12.8%+0.8%-¥1.41B
24▲1Yamashin-FilterConstraction filter segment¥18.7B0.2%14.5%+3.5%¥1.68B
25▼2GikenConstruction Machinery¥17.7B0.2%22.0%-2.0%-¥425M
26ShibuyaAGRICULTURAL DIV.¥11.2B0.1%9.3%-5.3%¥2.09B
27Takakitaagricultural machines section¥6.13B0.1%5.0%-1.9%-¥28.9M
28Rasa IndustriesMachinery¥4.2B0.0%9.7%—¥1.78B
29Nippon Beet Sugar ManufacturingAgricultural materials¥3.99B0.0%6.8%-1.5%¥1.04B
30Taiyo KisokogyoMachine manufacturing and sales business¥7.3M0.0%37.5%+3.5%¥525.7M

* 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
  • SG&A
  • Other
  • Operating profit

Showing the 25 largest companies by revenue.

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 Construction & Farm Machinery (by revenue)

All 30 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. Komatsu¥4.13T
  2. Kubota¥2.63T · 9.7%
  3. Hitachi Construction Machinery¥1.41T · 9.3%
  4. Kobe Steel¥389.5B · 3.2%
  5. Sumitomo Heavy Industries¥388.9B · 3.6%
  6. Takeuchi MFG.¥225.3B · 17.8%
  7. Topy Industries¥201.6B · 5.4%
  8. Iseki&¥185.8B · 2.3%
  9. Yamabiko¥156.1B · 18.3%
  10. Nabtesco¥79.3B · 6.8%
  11. Furukawa¥66B · 6.3%
  12. Aichi¥58.7B
  13. Kato Works¥55.2B · -4.5%
  14. Airman¥44.6B · 15.8%
  15. INFRONEER Holdings¥39.5B
  16. Nikko¥36.1B · 8.6%
  17. Press Kogyo¥32.7B · 2.9%
  18. Maruyama MFG.¥32B · 4.1%
  19. Sakai Heavy Industries¥27.5B · 5.6%
  20. Okada Aiyon¥27B · 8.4%
  21. Alinco¥24.7B · 8.0%
  22. Nippon Sharyo¥22B · 17.9%
  23. Kitagawa¥22B · 12.8%
  24. Yamashin-Filter¥18.7B · 14.5%
  25. Giken¥17.7B · 22.0%
  26. Shibuya¥12.6B · 4.1%
  27. Takakita¥6.13B · 5.0%
  28. Rasa Industries¥4.2B · 9.7%
  29. Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing¥3.99B · 6.8%
  30. Taiyo Kisokogyo¥7.3M · 37.5%

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