July 2026
Largest Building Materials Public Companies in Japan
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Mitsui Chemicals, Sanwa Holdings, Japan Steel Works, LIXIL and Takashima.
 | Mitsui Chemicals Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into four segments. The Basic & Green Materials segment provides ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, catalysts, phenols, PTA, PET resins, polyurethane, and industrial chemicals. The ICT Solutions segment supplies semiconductors, electronic components, process and optical materials, and battery-related materials. The Life & Healthcare Solutions segment covers vision care, nonwovens, oral and personal care materials, and agricultural chemicals. The Mobility Solutions segment offers elastomers, functional compounds, polypropylene compounds, and automotive-related products, while Others include related businesses. | $13 | +29% | $4.9B | $8.1B | 0.8x | 7.2x | ||
| Sanwa Holdings Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in producing and selling construction materials for buildings and commercial facilities. The company also provides maintenance and renovation services. Its products include condominium doors, window shutters, exterior products, garage doors, operators, and hinge doors for residential buildings; and heavy-duty shutters, steel doors, partitions, stainless steel products, overhead doors, automatic doors, truck/trailer doors, and industrial doors for non-residential buildings. The company operates in Japan, North America, and Europe. | $23 | -10% | $4.8B | $4.4B | 1.0x | 7.3x | ||
| The Japan Steel Works Ltd provides industrial machinery as well as materials and engineering solutions in Japan and internationally. The company operates through two segments. The Industrial Machinery segment provides resin manufacturing and processing machinery, molding machines, defense-related equipment, and other industrial machinery. The Materials and Engineering segment covers raw material products and engineering operations. The Other segment includes the film deposition business, crystal business, and related activities. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Industrial machinery business segment. | $49 | -16% | $3.6B | $3.7B | 2.1x | 15.8x | ||
| LIXIL Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in housing and building materials businesses. The company operates through two main segments: Water Technology Business and Housing Technology Business. The Water Technology Business manufactures and sells sanitary ware, water faucets, bathroom units, and system kitchens. The Housing Technology Business provides windows, doors, shutters, interior and exterior building materials, curtain walls, housing solutions, and real estate management services. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Water technology business segment. | $12 | +7% | $3.3B | $6.6B | 0.7x | 8.8x | ||
| Takashima & Co Ltd is a multifaceted trading company. It is organised into four reportable segments: Building Materials, Construction Materials, Electronics and Devices, and Rental Real Estate. Building Materials sells materials related to construction and housing, such as solar power generation systems and environmentally friendly building materials and housing equipment. Construction Materials sells and installs energy-saving equipment for commercial facilities, and sells textile products, resin products, and railway vehicle parts. Electronics and Devices sells electronic parts and electronic devices. Rental Real Estate operated rental hotels, etc. | $5 | -3% | $165M | $174M | 0.3x | 6.4x | ||
| Median | $13 | -3% | $3.6B | $4.4B | 0.8x | 7.3x |
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