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Home Appliances industry map

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

FY2025 · 29 companies · ¥7.8T

Industry map

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

Industry size (revenue)
¥7.8T

YoY -0.5%

Companies
29
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥6.7M

Avg. age 43.0

Industry weather
Rainy

Operating income -4.4%

Hitachi[6501]

Connective Industries

#1
Revenue
¥3T▼2.8%
Operating income
¥367.4B▲6.4%

Margin 12.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥10.6T · Net income ¥802.4B

Avg. salary ¥9.9M · 42.2(parent only)

Mitsubishi Electric[6503]

Life

#2
Revenue
¥2.29T▲5.7%
Operating income
¥170.6B▲8.4%

Margin 7.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥5.89T · Net income ¥407.8B

Avg. salary ¥9.1M · 40.5(parent only)

Panasonic Holdings[6752]

Smart Life

#3
Revenue
¥1.25T▼5.2%
Operating income
-¥37.3BTurned to loss

Margin -3.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥8.05T · Net income ¥189.5B

Avg. salary ¥9.9M · 44.1(parent only)

Sharp[6753]

Smart Life

#4
Revenue
¥597.5B▼7.0%
Operating income
¥28.5B▲29.5%

Margin 4.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.89T · Net income ¥47.4B

Avg. salary ¥7.8M · 44.5(parent only)

Yamazen[8051]

Home Products

#5
Revenue
¥101.6B▲0.7%
Operating income
¥4.81B▲8.1%

Margin 4.7%

Whole company: Revenue ¥541.9B · Net income ¥9.33B

Avg. salary ¥8M · 40.0(parent only)

MTG[7806]

Direct marketing business + 3 more

#6▲
Revenue
¥94.4B▲35.7%
Operating income
¥18.2B▲71.3%

Margin 19.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥98.8B · Net income ¥7.93B

Avg. salary ¥6.8M · 38.0(parent only)

Zojirushi[7965]

#7▼
Revenue
¥91.2B▲4.5%
Operating income
¥7.44B▲24.9%

Margin 8.2%

Avg. salary ¥8.3M · 39.8(parent only)

Denkyo Group Holdings[8144]

Home appliance sales business

#11▼
Revenue
¥40.6B▼5.6%
Operating income
-¥51MTurned to loss

Margin -0.1%

Whole company: Revenue ¥52.1B · Net income ¥329M

Avg. salary ¥6.5M · 43.4(parent only)

  • Zojirushi owns 1.6%

Brother Industries[6448]

Personal and Home

#8
Revenue
¥61B▲6.7%
Operating income
¥6.6B▼9.8%

Margin 10.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥893.5B · Net income ¥67.6B

Avg. salary ¥8.1M · 43.6(parent only)

I-ne[4933]

Domestic business + 1 more

#9
Revenue
¥49B▲8.8%
Operating income
¥7.17B▼0.3%

Margin 14.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥49B · Net income ¥2.1B

Avg. salary ¥7.1M · 36.7(parent only)

ENDO Lighting[6932]

Lighting equipment

#10▲
Revenue
¥43.1B▲2.1%
Operating income
¥6.16B▲16.6%

Margin 14.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥55.5B · Net income ¥4.34B

Avg. salary ¥6.7M · 41.6(parent only)

Janome[6445]

Household machine

#12
Revenue
¥29.8B▲3.5%
Operating income
¥1.85B▼14.1%

Margin 6.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥39B · Net income ¥590M

Avg. salary ¥6.7M · 41.0(parent only)

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

Other companies: Nihon Trim. · Dainichi · Maxell · Ya-Man · Maruwa · Dai Nippon Toryo · Balmuda · Seiwa Electric MFG. · Twin-Bird · Rhythm · Bruno · MK Seiko · OSG · Sanyei · Tsukamoto · Pixela · Cravia

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*
1HitachiConnective Industries¥3T38.5%12.2%+4.4%¥1.17T
2Mitsubishi ElectricLife¥2.29T29.3%7.5%+8.4%¥333.6B
3Panasonic HoldingsSmart Life¥1.25T16.0%-3.0%—-¥71.7B
4SharpSmart Life¥597.5B7.7%4.8%+7.6%-¥33.7B
5YamazenHome Products¥101.6B1.3%4.7%-0.8%-¥147M
6▲1MTGDirect marketing business + 3 more¥94.4B1.2%19.2%+23.7%-¥2.66B
7▼1Zojirushi¥91.2B1.2%8.2%+4.1%¥8.33B
8Brother IndustriesPersonal and Home¥61B0.8%10.8%+5.1%¥67B
9I-neDomestic business + 1 more¥49B0.6%14.6%+14.6%¥3.77B
10▲1ENDO LightingLighting equipment¥43.1B0.6%14.3%+7.8%¥5.98B
11▼1Denkyo Group HoldingsHome appliance sales business¥40.6B0.5%-0.1%—-¥261M
12JanomeHousehold machine¥29.8B0.4%6.2%-3.7%¥1.32B
13▲2Nihon Trim.Water health care¥21.1B0.3%12.8%+10.1%¥2.2B
14▼1Dainichi¥20.1B0.3%9.0%-1.2%¥1.27B
15▼1MaxellValue co-creation businesses¥17.9B0.2%4.6%—¥52M
16newYa-ManOverseas business + 3 more¥16.7B0.2%13.0%—-¥1.59B
17▲3MaruwaLighting equipment¥10.7B0.1%20.1%+5.4%-¥5.59B
18▼1Dai Nippon ToryoLighting¥10.4B0.1%18.5%+8.0%-¥1.95B
19▼3Balmuda¥10.1B0.1%-8.6%-13.9%-¥965M
20▼1Seiwa Electric MFG.Lighting¥9.91B0.1%20.1%+6.8%¥1.69B
21▼3Twin-BirdHome appliances¥8.61B0.1%-1.1%—¥465.8M
22▼1RhythmDaily commodities¥7.58B0.1%-1.0%+0.5%¥1.82B
23▼1BrunoManufacture and wholesale of living related lifestyle products¥7.04B0.1%8.7%—¥370M
24▼1MK SeikoLife and support¥6.21B0.1%16.0%+2.4%¥1.34B
25▼1OSGWater related apparatus business + 1 more¥4.29B0.1%6.7%—-¥355.6M
26▼1SanyeiHome Appliance¥3.02B0.0%-8.7%-4.8%¥733.4M
27▼1TsukamotoHealth and life¥2.59B0.0%-12.2%-9.3%-¥1.18B
28▼1PixelaHome appliance business¥496.7M0.0%-41.0%-19.8%-¥1.03B
29▼1CraviaManufacturing and sales industry¥19.3M0.0%-107.9%—-¥287.5M

* 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 Home Appliances (by revenue)

All 29 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. Hitachi¥3T · 12.2%
  2. Mitsubishi Electric¥2.29T · 7.5%
  3. Panasonic Holdings¥1.25T · -3.0%
  4. Sharp¥597.5B · 4.8%
  5. Yamazen¥101.6B · 4.7%
  6. MTG¥94.4B · 19.2%
  7. Zojirushi¥91.2B · 8.2%
  8. Brother Industries¥61B · 10.8%
  9. I-ne¥49B · 14.6%
  10. ENDO Lighting¥43.1B · 14.3%
  11. Denkyo Group Holdings¥40.6B · -0.1%
  12. Janome¥29.8B · 6.2%
  13. Nihon Trim.¥21.1B · 12.8%
  14. Dainichi¥20.1B · 9.0%
  15. Maxell¥17.9B · 4.6%
  16. Ya-Man¥16.7B · 13.0%
  17. Maruwa¥10.7B · 20.1%
  18. Dai Nippon Toryo¥10.4B · 18.5%
  19. Balmuda¥10.1B · -8.6%
  20. Seiwa Electric MFG.¥9.91B · 20.1%
  21. Twin-Bird¥8.61B · -1.1%
  22. Rhythm¥7.58B · -1.0%
  23. Bruno¥7.04B · 8.7%
  24. MK Seiko¥6.21B · 16.0%
  25. OSG¥4.29B · 6.7%
  26. Sanyei¥3.02B · -8.7%
  27. Tsukamoto¥2.59B · -12.2%
  28. Pixela¥496.7M · -41.0%
  29. Cravia¥19.3M · -107.9%

Revenue · Op. margin

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