Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Film & Content Streaming
U-NEXT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥390.4B — 7.0x ANYCOLOR's ¥55.7B.
ANYCOLOR earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 36.2% — 28.1 points above U-NEXT (8.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ANYCOLOR +29.9%, U-NEXT +19.5%. For next year, U-NEXT guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.1%).
U-NEXT pays more on average — ¥6.50M against ¥5.40M at ANYCOLOR.
Over the past year the shares moved U-NEXT −10.5%, ANYCOLOR −47.8%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
U-NEXT aheadU-NEXT 3 : ANYCOLOR 0
Revenue: U-NEXT ¥390.4B / ANYCOLOR ¥55.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
ANYCOLOR aheadU-NEXT 1 : ANYCOLOR 2
Operating margin: U-NEXT 8.1% / ANYCOLOR 36.2%
GrowthInvestors
ANYCOLOR aheadU-NEXT 2 : ANYCOLOR 3
Revenue growth (YoY): U-NEXT +19.5% / ANYCOLOR +29.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenU-NEXT 1 : ANYCOLOR 1
Share price, 1 year: U-NEXT −10.5% / ANYCOLOR −47.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
U-NEXT aheadU-NEXT 2 : ANYCOLOR 0
Average salary: U-NEXT ¥6.50M / ANYCOLOR ¥5.40M
| Metric | U-NEXT | ANYCOLOR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥390.4B | ¥55.7B | 7.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥31.6B | ¥20.2B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥18.4B | ¥14.1B | 1.3x |
| Metric | U-NEXT | ANYCOLOR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.1% | ◎36.2% | 28.1pt |
| Net margin | 4.7% | ◎25.3% | 20.6pt |
| ROE | 20.5% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥1.4B | ¥82M | 17.3x |
| Metric | U-NEXT | ANYCOLOR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +19.5% | ◎+29.9% | 10.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.5% | ◎+23.9% | 15.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +17.0% | ◎+48.8% | 31.8pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.6% | +7.8% | 0.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.1% | −0.9% | 7.0pt |
| Metric | U-NEXT | ANYCOLOR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−10.5% | −47.8% | 37.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +2.3% | ◎+17.1% | 14.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 17.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 41.8% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,810 | ¥3,150 |
◎ 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 | U-NEXT | ANYCOLOR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥6.50M | ¥5.40M | ¥1.09M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥270,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎9.1 yrs | 2.5 yrs | 6.6 |
| Average age | 37.8 | 31.9 | 5.9 |
| Employees | 274 | 677 | 2.5x |
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)
¥1,810-10.5% (1Y)
U-NEXT -10.5% over 1Y. Compared: ANYCOLOR -47.8%.
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.
U-NEXT4 segments
ANYCOLOR1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: U-NEXT ¥6.50M, ANYCOLOR ¥5.40M. U-NEXT pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (U-NEXT 37.8, ANYCOLOR 31.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: U-NEXT ¥390.4B, ANYCOLOR ¥55.7B. U-NEXT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥390.4B — 7.0x ANYCOLOR's ¥55.7B.
AOperating margins: ANYCOLOR 36.2%, U-NEXT 8.1%. ANYCOLOR turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): U-NEXT −10.5%, ANYCOLOR −47.8%. U-NEXT has risen the most.


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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.