Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
AEON is the largest by revenue at ¥10.7T, followed by Fast Retailing (¥4.0T), PPIH (¥2.4T) and AOKI (¥194.5B).
Fast Retailing has the highest operating margin at 18.7%, 16.2 points above the lowest, AEON (2.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Fast Retailing +16.6%, PPIH +8.8%, AEON +5.7%, AOKI +1.0%. For next year, AEON guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+25.7%).
Fast Retailing pays the most on average (¥12.5M), ¥5.60M more than PPIH (¥6.90M).
Over the past year the shares moved Fast Retailing +35.8%, AOKI +5.4%, PPIH −20.1%, AEON −49.5%.
Head-to-head wins16 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Fast Retailing aheadAEON 1 : Fast Retailing 2 : PPIH 0 : AOKI 0
Revenue: AEON ¥10.7T / Fast Retailing ¥4.0T / PPIH ¥2.4T / AOKI ¥194.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Fast Retailing aheadAEON 1 : Fast Retailing 2 : PPIH 0 : AOKI 0
Operating margin: AEON 2.5% / Fast Retailing 18.7% / PPIH 7.2% / AOKI 8.7%
GrowthInvestors
Fast Retailing aheadAEON 1 : Fast Retailing 4 : PPIH 0 : AOKI 0
Revenue growth (YoY): AEON +5.7% / Fast Retailing +16.6% / PPIH +8.8% / AOKI +1.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenAEON 0 : Fast Retailing 1 : PPIH 0 : AOKI 1
Share price, 1 year: AEON −49.5% / Fast Retailing +35.8% / PPIH −20.1% / AOKI +5.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenAEON 1 : Fast Retailing 1 : PPIH 1 : AOKI 0
Average salary: AEON ¥9.47M / Fast Retailing ¥12.5M / PPIH ¥6.90M / AOKI ¥7.36M
| Metric | AEON | Fast Retailing | PPIH | AOKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥10.7T | ¥4.0T | ¥2.4T | ¥194.5B |
| Operating profit | ¥270.5B | ◎¥743.1B | ¥174.8B | ¥16.9B |
| Net income | ¥72.7B | ◎¥542.5B | ¥110.1B | ¥9.5B |
| Metric | AEON | Fast Retailing | PPIH | AOKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | ◎18.7% | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | ◎13.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| ROE | — | — | — | 6.6% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥21.9B | ¥2.5B | ¥683M | ¥1.5B |
| Metric | AEON | Fast Retailing | PPIH | AOKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.7% | ◎+16.6% | +8.8% | +1.0% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +13.8% | ◎+31.7% | +7.7% | +8.3% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +4.5% | ◎+13.2% | +7.4% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +12.0% | ◎+12.3% | +9.9% | +2.8% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+25.7% | +11.7% | +2.4% | +6.2% |
| Metric | AEON | Fast Retailing | PPIH | AOKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −49.5% | ◎+35.8% | −20.1% | +5.4% |
| Share price, 3 months | −15.6% | −4.0% | −21.7% | ◎−2.3% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | — | 15.4x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | — | 64.4% |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,200.5 | ¥75,340 | ¥737.3 | ¥1,727 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | AEON | Fast Retailing | PPIH | AOKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.47M | ◎¥12.5M | ¥6.90M | ¥7.36M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | — | ◎¥265,000 | ¥260,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 5.7 yrs | 16.2 yrs | 7.8 yrs |
| Average age | 49.1 | 38.4 | 42.5 | 44.8 |
| Employees | 490 | 1,572 | 3,580 | 127 |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥1,200.5-49.5% (1Y)
AEON -49.5% over 1Y. Compared: Fast Retailing +35.8%, PPIH -20.1%, AOKI +5.4%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
AEON5 segments
Fast Retailing4 segments
PPIH3 segments
AOKI4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Fast Retailing ¥12.5M, AEON ¥9.47M, AOKI ¥7.36M, PPIH ¥6.90M. Fast Retailing pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (AEON 49.1, Fast Retailing 38.4, PPIH 42.5, AOKI 44.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: AEON ¥10.7T, Fast Retailing ¥4.0T, PPIH ¥2.4T, AOKI ¥194.5B. AEON is the largest by revenue at ¥10.7T, followed by Fast Retailing (¥4.0T), PPIH (¥2.4T) and AOKI (¥194.5B).
AOperating margins: Fast Retailing 18.7%, AOKI 8.7%, PPIH 7.2%, AEON 2.5%. Fast Retailing turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Fast Retailing +35.8%, AOKI +5.4%, PPIH −20.1%, AEON −49.5%. Fast Retailing has risen the most.
Comparing 4 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
