Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation operates within the Blast furnaces and steel mills sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal with three other steel companies in Asia: Tata Steel Limited of India (2018 sales of 1.32 trillion Indian Rupees [US$19.03 billion] of which 91% was Steel), JFE Holdings Incorporated (3.68 trillion Japanese Yen [US$32.81 billion] of which 47% was Steel Business), and Posco which is based in South Korea (64.98 trillion Korean Won [US$57.38 billion] of which 50% was Steel).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended March of 2018, sales at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal were ¥5.67 trillion (US$50.56 billion). This is an increase of 22.4% versus 2017, when the company's sales were ¥4.63 trillion. Sales of Steel Business saw an increase of 24.1% in 2018, from ¥4.02 trillion to ¥4.98 trillion.