Industry map/Food & Agriculture

Livestock, Feed & Fertilizer industry map

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

FY2025 · 24 companies · ¥1.41T

Industry map

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

Industry size (revenue)
¥1.41T

YoY -1.6%

Companies
24
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥6.9M

Avg. age 43.3

Industry weather
Cloudy

Operating income +13.1%

Sumitomo Chemical[4005]

Agro and Life Solutions

#1
Revenue
¥519.3B▼3.9%
Operating income
¥56.3B▲2.5%

Margin 10.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥2.33T · Net income ¥60.9B

Avg. salary ¥9.6M · 42.4(parent only)

Feed ONE[2060]

Animal Feed Business + 1 more

#2
Revenue
¥248.6B▼3.6%
Operating income
¥11.7B▲20.3%

Margin 4.7%

Whole company: Revenue ¥290.7B · Net income ¥6.38B

Avg. salary ¥7.7M · 40.1(parent only)

Chubushiryo[2053]

Feed + 1 more

#3
Revenue
¥211.8B▲0.9%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥211.8B · Net income ¥5.55B

Avg. salary ¥7.9M · 40.3(parent only)

Showa Sangyo[2004]

Animal feed business

#4
Revenue
¥58.7B▲4.6%
Operating income
¥1B▲107.2%

Margin 1.7%

Whole company: Revenue ¥335.4B · Net income ¥10.6B

Avg. salary ¥7.6M · 41.2(parent only)

Megmilk Snow Brand[2270]

Feed and seeds

#5▲
Revenue
¥47.9B▼1.1%
Operating income
¥710M▲95.6%

Margin 1.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥615.8B · Net income ¥32.9B

Avg. salary ¥7.7M · 41.6(parent only)

Nichiwa Sangyo[2055]

Feeding + 1 more

#6▼
Revenue
¥45.6B▼6.2%
Operating income
¥1.49B▲55.2%

Margin 3.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥45.6B · Net income ¥378M

Avg. salary ¥5M · 43.6(parent only)

Central Glass[4044]

Life and Health care segment

#7
Revenue
¥41B▼2.9%
Operating income
¥6.17B▲3.7%

Margin 15.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥144.5B · Net income ¥8.36B

Avg. salary ¥7.2M · 37.1(parent only)

Katakura & Co-op Agri[4031]

Fertilizer

#8
Revenue
¥35.1B▲4.4%
Operating income
¥6M▼81.8%

Margin 0.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥42.7B · Net income -¥1.23B

Avg. salary ¥5.7M · 46.6(parent only)

Morinaga Milk Industry[2264]

Other

#9▲
Revenue
¥24B▲1.4%
Operating income
¥3.58B▲23.7%

Margin 14.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥571.5B · Net income ¥22.6B

Avg. salary ¥8M · 40.2(parent only)

Hayashikane Sangyo[2286]

Feed

#10▼
Revenue
¥23.2B▼13.7%
Operating income
¥1.54B▼7.2%

Margin 6.7%

Whole company: Revenue ¥45.6B · Net income ¥1.27B

Avg. salary ¥6.4M · 43.8(parent only)

Hokuryo[1384]

#11▲
Revenue
¥23.1B▲19.1%
Operating income
¥4.96B▲157.9%

Margin 21.5%

Avg. salary ¥5M · 45.7(parent only)

Axyz[1381]

FoodBusiness

#12▼
Revenue
¥22.2B▲2.2%
Operating income
¥1.5B▲62.3%

Margin 6.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥26.4B · Net income ¥1.72B

Avg. salary ¥4.9M · 42.9(parent only)

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

Other companies: Kitoku Shinryo · Ichinen Holdings · Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing · Godo Steel · Taki Chemical · Higashimaru · ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings · Akikawa Foods & Farms · Taiheiyo Kouhatsu · Euglena · AP Holdings · Nikko Company

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*
1Sumitomo ChemicalAgro and Life Solutions¥519.3B36.9%10.8%——
2Feed ONEAnimal Feed Business + 1 more¥248.6B17.7%4.7%—¥4.78B
3ChubushiryoFeed + 1 more¥211.8B15.1%—+2.3%¥2.85B
4Showa SangyoAnimal feed business¥58.7B4.2%1.7%—¥6.58B
5▲1Megmilk Snow BrandFeed and seeds¥47.9B3.4%1.5%+0.6%-¥4.39B
6▼1Nichiwa SangyoFeeding + 1 more¥45.6B3.2%3.3%+0.4%¥773M
7Central GlassLife and Health care segment¥41B2.9%15.0%—¥17.1B
8Katakura & Co-op AgriFertilizer¥35.1B2.5%0.0%+3.3%¥1.43B
9▲1Morinaga Milk IndustryOther¥24B1.7%14.9%-0.7%-¥4.28B
10▼1Hayashikane SangyoFeed¥23.2B1.6%6.7%+8.1%-¥45M
11▲1Hokuryo¥23.1B1.6%21.5%+10.8%¥4.08B
12▼1AxyzFoodBusiness¥22.2B1.6%6.8%—¥870M
13Kitoku ShinryoEgg business + 1 more¥21.4B1.5%3.9%+14.0%-¥1.74B
14Ichinen HoldingsAgriculture related business¥19.6B1.4%7.4%—¥4.58B
15Nippon Beet Sugar ManufacturingFeed¥12.7B0.9%10.7%+3.2%¥1.04B
16Godo SteelAgricultural materials¥12.7B0.9%2.2%-0.6%¥12.4B
17Taki ChemicalFertilizer¥11.9B0.8%4.1%+4.3%¥748M
18HigashimaruMarine products¥7.74B0.6%11.9%+4.1%¥462M
19ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdingsanimal health business¥7.33B0.5%4.7%+6.8%¥3.43B
20Akikawa Foods & FarmsProduction and wholesale business¥6.62B0.5%8.4%+7.3%¥252.9M
21▲1Taiheiyo KouhatsuFertilizer¥2.46B0.2%-5.1%+5.0%¥264M
22▼1EuglenaOthers Business¥2.26B0.2%-23.6%—¥4.59B
23AP HoldingsProduction and distribution businesses¥830M0.1%20.9%+19.0%¥829.9M
24Nikko CompanyOther¥7M0.0%-142.9%—¥519M

* 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).

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 Livestock, Feed & Fertilizer (by revenue)

All 24 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. Sumitomo Chemical¥519.3B · 10.8%
  2. Feed ONE¥248.6B · 4.7%
  3. Chubushiryo¥211.8B
  4. Showa Sangyo¥58.7B · 1.7%
  5. Megmilk Snow Brand¥47.9B · 1.5%
  6. Nichiwa Sangyo¥45.6B · 3.3%
  7. Central Glass¥41B · 15.0%
  8. Katakura & Co-op Agri¥35.1B · 0.0%
  9. Axyz¥24.7B · 13.5%
  10. Morinaga Milk Industry¥24B · 14.9%
  11. Hayashikane Sangyo¥23.2B · 6.7%
  12. Hokuryo¥23.1B · 21.5%
  13. Kitoku Shinryo¥21.4B · 3.9%
  14. Ichinen Holdings¥19.6B · 7.4%
  15. Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing¥12.7B · 10.7%
  16. Godo Steel¥12.7B · 2.2%
  17. Taki Chemical¥11.9B · 4.1%
  18. Higashimaru¥7.74B · 11.9%
  19. ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings¥7.33B · 4.7%
  20. Akikawa Foods & Farms¥6.62B · 8.4%
  21. Taiheiyo Kouhatsu¥2.46B · -5.1%
  22. Euglena¥2.26B · -23.6%
  23. AP Holdings¥830M · 20.9%
  24. Nikko Company¥7M · -142.9%

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