213 listed Machinery companies ranked by revenue, from EDINET annual securities reports. Values in absolute JPY.
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| # | Company | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. (6367) | ¥5,015,036,000,000 (≈ ¥5.02T) |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. (7011) | ¥4,974,168,000,000 (≈ ¥4.97T) |
| 3 | KOMATSU LTD. (6301) | ¥4,132,751,000,000 (≈ ¥4.13T) |
| 4 | KUBOTA CORPORATION (6326) | ¥3,018,891,000,000 (≈ ¥3.02T) |
| 5 | JTEKT Corporation (6473) | ¥1,924,950,000,000 (≈ ¥1.92T) |
| 6 | IHI Corporation (7013) | ¥1,643,402,000,000 (≈ ¥1.64T) |
| 7 | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (6305) | ¥1,405,493,000,000 (≈ ¥1.41T) |
| 8 | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES,LTD. (6302) | ¥1,066,881,000,000 (≈ ¥1.07T) |
| 9 | EBARA CORPORATION (6361) | ¥958,285,000,000 (≈ ¥0.96T) |
| 10 | NSK Ltd. (6471) | ¥911,644,000,000 (≈ ¥0.91T) |
| 11 | SMC CORPORATION (6273) | ¥842,541,000,000 (≈ ¥0.84T) |
| 12 | NTN CORPORATION (6472) | ¥826,344,000,000 (≈ ¥0.83T) |
| 13 | Makita Corporation (6586) | ¥777,600,000,000 (≈ ¥0.78T) |
| 14 | DAIFUKU CO., LTD. (6383) | ¥660,724,000,000 (≈ ¥0.66T) |
| 15 | Kanadevia Corporation (7004) | ¥645,222,000,000 (≈ ¥0.65T) |
| 16 | DMG MORI CO., LTD. (6141) | ¥514,976,000,000 (≈ ¥0.51T) |
| 17 | SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (6460) | ¥487,542,000,000 (≈ ¥0.49T) |
| 18 | HOSHIZAKI CORPORATION (6465) | ¥485,890,000,000 (≈ ¥0.49T) |
| 19 | AMADA CO., LTD. (6113) | ¥437,372,000,000 (≈ ¥0.44T) |
| 20 | DISCO CORPORATION (6146) | ¥436,889,000,000 (≈ ¥0.44T) |
| 21 | Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (6370) | ¥402,889,000,000 (≈ ¥0.40T) |
| 22 | MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (7003) | ¥353,196,000,000 (≈ ¥0.35T) |
| 23 | TADANO LTD. (6395) | ¥349,477,000,000 (≈ ¥0.35T) |
| 24 | GLORY LTD. (6457) | ¥339,582,000,000 (≈ ¥0.34T) |
| 25 | Nabtesco Corporation (6268) | ¥307,912,000,000 (≈ ¥0.31T) |
| 26 | TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. (6371) | ¥295,878,000,000 (≈ ¥0.30T) |
| 27 | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (5631) | ¥274,852,000,000 (≈ ¥0.27T) |
| 28 | MIURA CO.,LTD. (6005) | ¥268,701,000,000 (≈ ¥0.27T) |
| 29 | Makino Milling Machine Co.,Ltd. (6135) | ¥261,184,000,000 (≈ ¥0.26T) |
| 30 | Heiwa Corporation (6412) | ¥258,107,000,000 (≈ ¥0.26T) |
| 31 | THK CO., LTD. (6481) | ¥240,444,000,000 (≈ ¥0.24T) |
| 32 | NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. (6474) | ¥235,903,000,000 (≈ ¥0.24T) |
| 33 | OKUMA Corporation (6103) | ¥235,888,000,000 (≈ ¥0.24T) |
| 34 | TAKEUCHI MFG.CO.,LTD. (6432) | ¥225,284,000,000 (≈ ¥0.23T) |
| 35 | SANDEN CORPORATION (6444) | ¥190,875,000,000 (≈ ¥0.19T) |
| 36 | TPR CO .,LTD. (6463) | ¥190,553,000,000 (≈ ¥0.19T) |
| 37 | ISEKI&CO.,LTD. (6310) | ¥185,770,000,000 (≈ ¥0.19T) |
| 38 | FUJI CORPORATION (6134) | ¥180,642,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 39 | SANKYO CO.,LTD. (6417) | ¥179,211,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 40 | ORGANO CORPORATION (6368) | ¥177,654,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 41 | EAGLE INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. (6486) | ¥177,488,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 42 | KITZ CORPORATION (6498) | ¥176,682,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 43 | Amano Corporation (6436) | ¥176,467,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 44 | Sintokogio,Ltd. (6339) | ¥176,178,000,000 (≈ ¥0.18T) |
| 45 | YAMABIKO CORPORATION (6250) | ¥174,020,000,000 (≈ ¥0.17T) |
| 46 | TAKUMA CO., LTD. (6013) | ¥165,620,000,000 (≈ ¥0.17T) |
| 47 | SATO CORPORATION (6287) | ¥163,434,000,000 (≈ ¥0.16T) |
| 48 | NPR-RIKEN CORPORATION (6209) | ¥163,114,000,000 (≈ ¥0.16T) |
| 49 | OSG Corporation (6136) | ¥160,619,000,000 (≈ ¥0.16T) |
| 50 | CKD Corporation (6407) | ¥157,886,000,000 (≈ ¥0.16T) |
| 51 | TSUKISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (6332) | ¥148,954,000,000 (≈ ¥0.15T) |
| 52 | GALILEI CO. LTD. (6420) | ¥138,616,000,000 (≈ ¥0.14T) |
| 53 | SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD. (6104) | ¥132,815,000,000 (≈ ¥0.13T) |
| 54 | TSUGAMI CORPORATION (6101) | ¥129,140,000,000 (≈ ¥0.13T) |
| 55 | SHIBUYA CORPORATION (6340) | ¥129,017,000,000 (≈ ¥0.13T) |
| 56 | RORZE CORPORATION (6323) | ¥128,794,000,000 (≈ ¥0.13T) |
| 57 | Universal Entertainment Corporation (6425) | ¥122,827,000,000 (≈ ¥0.12T) |
| 58 | TAIHO KOGYO CO.,LTD. (6470) | ¥119,378,000,000 (≈ ¥0.12T) |
| 59 | KOMORI CORPORATION (6349) | ¥118,611,000,000 (≈ ¥0.12T) |
| 60 | MAX CO., LTD. (6454) | ¥99,607,000,000 (≈ ¥0.10T) |
| 61 | HIRATA Corporation (6258) | ¥94,906,641,000 (≈ ¥0.09T) |
| 62 | Torishima Pump Mfg.Co.,Ltd. (6363) | ¥92,927,000,000 (≈ ¥0.09T) |
| 63 | JUKI CORPORATION (6440) | ¥88,761,000,000 (≈ ¥0.09T) |
| 64 | Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd. (6331) | ¥84,240,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 65 | Sodick Co.,Ltd. (6143) | ¥80,572,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 66 | RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION (6413) | ¥78,990,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 67 | AIDA ENGINEERING,LTD. (6118) | ¥78,647,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 68 | HOSOKAWA MICRON CORPORATION (6277) | ¥77,994,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 69 | TSURUMI MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD. (6351) | ¥77,227,000,000 (≈ ¥0.08T) |
| 70 | Sansei Technologies,Inc. (6357) | ¥73,070,133,000 (≈ ¥0.07T) |
| 71 | 株式会社ツバキ・ナカシマ (6464) | ¥69,837,000,000 (≈ ¥0.07T) |
| 72 | OILES CORPORATION (6282) | ¥68,964,000,000 (≈ ¥0.07T) |
| 73 | NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. (6480) | ¥63,031,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 74 | Nippon Dry-Chemical CO.,LTD. (1909) | ¥60,518,763,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 75 | TOYO KANETSU K.K. (6369) | ¥59,617,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 76 | AICHI CORPORATION (6345) | ¥59,613,734,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 77 | Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. (6324) | ¥59,557,877,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 78 | PILLAR Corporation (6490) | ¥59,479,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 79 | TOMOE ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. (6309) | ¥59,365,470,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 80 | SINKO INDUSTRIES LTD. (6458) | ¥59,339,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 81 | Kitagawa Corporation (6317) | ¥58,415,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 82 | KATO WORKS CO., LTD. (6390) | ¥56,335,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 83 | Nomura Micro Science Co.,Ltd. (6254) | ¥56,245,860,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 84 | ANEST IWATA Corporation (6381) | ¥55,909,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 85 | AIRMAN CORPORATION (6364) | ¥55,604,049,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 86 | KOIKE SANSO KOGYO CO.,LTD. (6137) | ¥55,570,000,000 (≈ ¥0.06T) |
| 87 | TOWA CORPORATION (6315) | ¥54,365,224,000 (≈ ¥0.05T) |
| 88 | DAIKOKU DENKI CO.,LTD. (6430) | ¥54,337,041,000 (≈ ¥0.05T) |
| 89 | NIKKO CO.,LTD. (6306) | ¥49,371,000,000 (≈ ¥0.05T) |
| 90 | IWAKI CO., LTD. (6237) | ¥47,692,294,000 (≈ ¥0.05T) |
| 91 | DAIWA INDUSTRIES LTD. (6459) | ¥46,919,738,000 (≈ ¥0.05T) |
| 92 | SEIKO CORPORATION (6286) | ¥44,895,426,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 93 | HISAKA WORKS,LTD. (6247) | ¥44,890,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 94 | フリュー株式会社 (6238) | ¥44,767,484,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 95 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. (6284) | ¥43,654,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 96 | OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS, LTD. (6125) | ¥42,513,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 97 | NITTOKU CO., LTD. (6145) | ¥42,412,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 98 | PUNCH INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. (6165) | ¥42,100,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 99 | RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. (6272) | ¥42,014,040,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 100 | Asahi Diamond Industrial Co.,Ltd. (6140) | ¥41,983,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 101 | OGURA CLUTCH CO.,LTD. (6408) | ¥41,664,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 102 | MARUYAMA MFG.CO.,INC. (6316) | ¥41,266,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 103 | EBARA JITSUGYO CO.,LTD. (6328) | ¥41,211,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 104 | UNION TOOL CO. (6278) | ¥40,165,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 105 | Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (6144) | ¥39,265,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 106 | JANOME Corporation (6445) | ¥38,968,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 107 | TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION (6382) | ¥38,960,397,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 108 | Maezawa Industries,Inc. (6489) | ¥37,499,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 109 | TSUDAKOMA Corp. (6217) | ¥35,447,000,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 110 | TAZMO CO.,LTD (6266) | ¥35,428,641,000 (≈ ¥0.04T) |
| 111 | Seibu Giken Co.,Ltd. (6223) | ¥34,322,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 112 | OPTORUN CO.,LTD. (6235) | ¥33,861,286,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 113 | SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. (6222) | ¥33,509,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 114 | YUKEN KOGYO CO., LTD. (6393) | ¥32,864,777,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 115 | HIRANO TECSEED CO.,LTD. (6245) | ¥32,285,374,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 116 | Mars Group Holdings Corporation (6419) | ¥32,281,157,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 117 | MAEZAWA KYUSO INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD. (6485) | ¥31,683,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 118 | Japan Cash Machine co.,ltd. (6418) | ¥31,557,095,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 119 | KVK CORPORATION (6484) | ¥30,899,762,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 120 | TEIKOKU CORPORATION (6333) | ¥29,091,243,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 121 | SANEI LTD. (6230) | ¥29,042,404,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 122 | DMW CORPORATION (6365) | ¥28,189,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 123 | KIMURA CHEMICAL PLANTS CO., LTD. (6378) | ¥27,972,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 124 | SAKAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. (6358) | ¥27,541,409,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 125 | NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. (6151) | ¥27,289,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 126 | OKADA AIYON CORPORATION (6294) | ¥26,991,439,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 127 | Y.A.C. HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (6298) | ¥26,460,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 128 | GIKEN LTD. (6289) | ¥26,337,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 129 | Gamecard Holdings, Inc. (6249) | ¥25,385,000,000 (≈ ¥0.03T) |
| 130 | Howa Machinery, Ltd. (6203) | ¥24,064,000,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 131 | NAKAKITA SEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD. (6496) | ¥23,768,125,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 132 | Moriya Transportation Engineering and Manufacturing Co.,Ltd (6226) | ¥23,589,633,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 133 | FUJISHOJI CO.,LTD. (6257) | ¥23,542,000,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 134 | Yushin Company (6482) | ¥23,101,373,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 135 | OIZUMI Corporation (6428) | ¥21,720,999,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 136 | PEGASUS CO., LTD. (6262) | ¥21,657,868,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 137 | ZUIKO CORPORATION (6279) | ¥21,170,251,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 138 | YAMASHIN-FILTER CORP. (6240) | ¥20,941,183,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 139 | MAMIYA-OP CO.,LTD. (7991) | ¥20,892,799,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 140 | Techno Smart Corp. (6246) | ¥20,737,290,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 141 | FUJI SEIKO LIMITED (6142) | ¥20,465,054,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 142 | KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD. (7726) | ¥19,501,818,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 143 | KAWATA MFG. CO., LTD. (6292) | ¥19,367,545,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 144 | ENSHU Limited (6218) | ¥19,218,000,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 145 | Ishikawa Seisakusho, Ltd. (6208) | ¥18,473,180,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 146 | ODAWARA ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (6149) | ¥18,238,272,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 147 | NITCHO CORPORATION (2961) | ¥18,118,892,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 148 | KIMURA KOHKI Co.,Ltd. (6231) | ¥17,922,379,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 149 | Fuji Die Co.,Ltd. (6167) | ¥17,446,000,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 150 | YAMADA CORPORATION (6392) | ¥16,226,103,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 151 | Suzumo Machinery Co., Ltd. (6405) | ¥15,864,553,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 152 | ISHII HYOKI CO.,LTD. (6336) | ¥15,651,000,000 (≈ ¥0.02T) |
| 153 | J.E.T.Co.,LTD. (6228) | ¥14,662,000,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 154 | HODEN SEIMITSU KAKO KENKYUSHO CO.,LTD. (6469) | ¥14,312,812,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 155 | AIRTECH JAPAN,LTD. (6291) | ¥14,151,101,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 156 | KANEMATSU ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. (6402) | ¥14,097,938,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 157 | ASAHI-SEIKI MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD. (6111) | ¥13,393,258,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 158 | TAKAMISAWA CYBERNETICS COMPANY,LTD. (6424) | ¥12,897,950,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 159 | TAKAMATSU MACHINERY CO., LTD. (6155) | ¥12,722,000,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 160 | HAMAI INDUSTRIES LTD. (6497) | ¥12,715,003,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 161 | Marumae Co.,Ltd. (6264) | ¥11,403,403,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 162 | tacmina corporation (6322) | ¥11,155,508,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 163 | OKUMURA ENGINEERING CORP. (6229) | ¥11,114,278,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 164 | NICHIDAI CORPORATION (6467) | ¥10,992,897,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 165 | Yoshitake Inc. (6488) | ¥10,343,559,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 166 | TVE Co.,Ltd. (6466) | ¥10,183,746,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 167 | GENERAL PACKER CO., LTD. (6267) | ¥10,108,411,000 (≈ ¥0.01T) |
| 168 | NIPPON GEAR CO.,LTD. (6356) | ¥9,883,658,000 |
| 169 | Matsuya R&D Co.,Ltd (7317) | ¥9,771,382,000 |
| 170 | TOKYO AUTOMATIC MACHINERY WORKS, LTD (6360) | ¥9,692,993,000 |
| 171 | KLASS Corporation (6233) | ¥9,569,361,000 |
| 172 | NS TOOL CO.,LTD. (6157) | ¥9,494,091,000 |
| 173 | NITCHITSU CO.,LTD. (7021) | ¥9,381,394,000 |
| 174 | SAMCO INC. (6387) | ¥9,342,282,000 |
| 175 | SHOWA SHINKU CO.,LTD. (6384) | ¥9,324,458,000 |
| 176 | DIJET INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (6138) | ¥9,292,071,000 |
| 177 | NPC Incorporated (6255) | ¥9,272,037,000 |
| 178 | NAGAOKA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (6239) | ¥8,917,041,000 |
| 179 | FUJI SEIKI CO.,LTD. (6400) | ¥8,719,263,000 |
| 180 | TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO,LTD. (6335) | ¥8,456,743,000 |
| 181 | 株式会社 赤阪鐵工所 (6022) | ¥8,333,678,000 |
| 182 | ESTIC CORPORATION (6161) | ¥8,033,668,000 |
| 183 | KAJI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (6391) | ¥7,799,533,000 |
| 184 | Takatori Corporation (6338) | ¥7,330,581,000 |
| 185 | のむら産業株式会社 (7131) | ¥7,111,932,000 |
| 186 | SANSEI CO.,LTD. (6307) | ¥7,049,936,000 |
| 187 | MIYAIRI VALVE MFG.CO., LTD. (6495) | ¥7,044,209,000 |
| 188 | okano valve mfg.co.ltd. (6492) | ¥7,006,000,000 |
| 189 | FREESIA MACROSS CORPORATION (6343) | ¥6,873,506,000 |
| 190 | WAIDA MFG.CO.,LTD. (6158) | ¥6,659,190,000 |
| 191 | TAKAKITA CO.,LTD. (6325) | ¥6,548,675,000 |
| 192 | Taihei Machinery Works,Limited (6342) | ¥6,359,118,000 |
| 193 | KITAGAWA SEIKI CO.,LTD. (6327) | ¥6,227,215,000 |
| 194 | MICRON MACHINERY CO., LTD. (6159) | ¥5,782,372,000 |
| 195 | TESEC Corporation (6337) | ¥5,567,000,000 |
| 196 | Meiji Machine Co.,Ltd. (6334) | ¥5,508,165,000 |
| 197 | Unozawa-gumi Iron Works,Limited (6396) | ¥4,917,526,000 |
| 198 | TAKEDA MACHINERY CO., LTD. (6150) | ¥4,890,771,000 |
| 199 | NAKANIPPON CASTING CO.,LTD (6439) | ¥4,884,248,000 |
| 200 | MODEC,INC. (6269) | ¥4,581,232,000 |
| 201 | ORIENTAL CHAIN MFG. CO., LTD. (6380) | ¥4,110,588,000 |
| 202 | KIKUKAWA ENTERPRISE,INC. (6346) | ¥3,859,017,000 |
| 203 | NFK HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. (6494) | ¥3,683,444,000 |
| 204 | NAKAMURA CHOUKOU CO., LTD. (6166) | ¥2,768,084,000 |
| 205 | PLACO CO.,LTD. (6347) | ¥2,679,928,000 |
| 206 | Ecology and Combustion Inc. (6225) | ¥2,639,951,000 |
| 207 | ACSL Ltd. (6232) | ¥2,598,734,000 |
| 208 | YAMAZAKI CO., LTD. (6147) | ¥2,327,855,000 |
| 209 | Yokota Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (6248) | ¥2,308,504,000 |
| 210 | SiriusVision CO., LTD. (6276) | ¥2,064,763,000 |
| 211 | CONVUM Ltd. (6265) | ¥1,982,229,000 |
| 212 | HEPHAIST CO.,LTD. (6433) | ¥1,636,795,000 |
| 213 | A-ONE SEIMITSU INC. (6156) | ¥1,590,845,000 |
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