Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
LY Corp is the largest by revenue at ¥2.0T, followed by Appier (¥43.7B), PKSHA (¥21.8B) and Plus Alpha (¥17.1B).
Plus Alpha has the highest operating margin at 37.3%, 30.5 points above the lowest, Appier (6.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: PKSHA +28.9%, Appier +28.4%, Plus Alpha +22.8%, LY Corp +6.2%. For next year, Appier guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+44.9%).
PKSHA pays the most on average (¥9.23M), ¥2.24M more than Plus Alpha (¥6.99M).
Over the past year the shares moved LY Corp +12.6%, Appier +11.7%, Plus Alpha −4.2%, PKSHA −10.3%.
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
LY Corp aheadLY Corp 3 : Appier 0 : PKSHA 0 : Plus Alpha 0
Revenue: LY Corp ¥2.0T / Appier ¥43.7B / PKSHA ¥21.8B / Plus Alpha ¥17.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Plus Alpha aheadLY Corp 1 : Appier 0 : PKSHA 0 : Plus Alpha 3
Operating margin: LY Corp 16.8% / Appier 6.8% / PKSHA 18.0% / Plus Alpha 37.3%
GrowthInvestors
EvenLY Corp 0 : Appier 2 : PKSHA 2 : Plus Alpha 0
Revenue growth (YoY): LY Corp +6.2% / Appier +28.4% / PKSHA +28.9% / Plus Alpha +22.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLY Corp 1 : Appier 1 : PKSHA 0 : Plus Alpha 1
Share price, 1 year: LY Corp +12.6% / Appier +11.7% / PKSHA −10.3% / Plus Alpha −4.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenLY Corp 1 : Appier 0 : PKSHA 1 : Plus Alpha 0
Average salary: LY Corp ¥9.02M / PKSHA ¥9.23M / Plus Alpha ¥6.99M
| Metric | LY Corp | Appier | PKSHA | Plus Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.0T | ¥43.7B | ¥21.8B | ¥17.1B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.3B | ¥3.0B | ¥3.9B | ¥6.4B |
| Net income | ◎¥193.7B | ¥2.6B | ¥2.7B | ¥3.3B |
| Metric | LY Corp | Appier | PKSHA | Plus Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 6.8% | 18.0% | ◎37.3% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 5.8% | 12.3% | ◎19.1% |
| ROE | — | 7.2% | 8.0% | ◎24.3% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥193M | — | ¥59M | ¥50M |
| Metric | LY Corp | Appier | PKSHA | Plus Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | +28.4% | ◎+28.9% | +22.8% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.3% | ◎+50.2% | +25.6% | +40.8% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.0% | — | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +10.0% | +23.5% | ◎+60.8% | +14.1% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | ◎+44.9% | +27.5% | +17.6% |
| Metric | LY Corp | Appier | PKSHA | Plus Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+12.6% | +11.7% | −10.3% | −4.2% |
| Share price, 3 months | +9.3% | ◎+49.2% | +27.8% | −3.1% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 57.5x | 41.5x | 28.8x |
| Equity ratio | — | 61.4% | 63.8% | ◎79.5% |
| Share price (close) | ¥501 | ¥1,446 | ¥3,585 | ¥2,262 |
◎ 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 | LY Corp | Appier | PKSHA | Plus Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.02M | — | ◎¥9.23M | ¥6.99M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | — | — | ¥304,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎9.6 yrs | — | 1.5 yrs | 4.2 yrs |
| Average age | 39.0 | — | 36.1 | 31.6 |
| Employees | 10,577 | — | 366 | 344 |
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)
¥501+12.6% (1Y)
LY Corp +12.6% over 1Y. Compared: Appier +11.7%, PKSHA -10.3%, Plus Alpha -4.2%.
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.
LY Corp3 segments
Appier1 segments
PKSHA2 segments
Plus Alpha2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: PKSHA ¥9.23M, LY Corp ¥9.02M, Plus Alpha ¥6.99M. PKSHA pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LY Corp 39.0, PKSHA 36.1, Plus Alpha 31.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: LY Corp ¥2.0T, Appier ¥43.7B, PKSHA ¥21.8B, Plus Alpha ¥17.1B. LY Corp is the largest by revenue at ¥2.0T, followed by Appier (¥43.7B), PKSHA (¥21.8B) and Plus Alpha (¥17.1B).
AOperating margins: Plus Alpha 37.3%, PKSHA 18.0%, LY Corp 16.8%, Appier 6.8%. Plus Alpha turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): LY Corp +12.6%, Appier +11.7%, Plus Alpha −4.2%, PKSHA −10.3%. LY Corp 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.
