Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
LY Corp is the largest by revenue at ¥2.0T, followed by NSSOL (¥381.3B), Dentsu Soken (¥164.9B) and ARGO (¥71.5B).
LY Corp has the highest operating margin at 16.8%, 5.2 points above the lowest, NSSOL (11.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NSSOL +12.7%, Dentsu Soken +8.0%, LY Corp +6.2%, ARGO +2.9%. For next year, Dentsu Soken guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.4%).
Dentsu Soken pays the most on average (¥11.2M), ¥3.17M more than ARGO (¥8.06M).
Over the past year the shares moved Dentsu Soken +20.5%, LY Corp +12.6%, NSSOL +10.3%, ARGO −6.8%.
Head-to-head wins18 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 : NSSOL 0 : Dentsu Soken 0 : ARGO 0
Revenue: LY Corp ¥2.0T / NSSOL ¥381.3B / Dentsu Soken ¥164.9B / ARGO ¥71.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenLY Corp 2 : NSSOL 0 : Dentsu Soken 0 : ARGO 2
Operating margin: LY Corp 16.8% / NSSOL 11.6% / Dentsu Soken 13.9% / ARGO 15.0%
GrowthInvestors
EvenLY Corp 1 : NSSOL 2 : Dentsu Soken 2 : ARGO 0
Revenue growth (YoY): LY Corp +6.2% / NSSOL +12.7% / Dentsu Soken +8.0% / ARGO +2.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLY Corp 1 : NSSOL 0 : Dentsu Soken 1 : ARGO 1
Share price, 1 year: LY Corp +12.6% / NSSOL +10.3% / Dentsu Soken +20.5% / ARGO −6.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Dentsu Soken aheadLY Corp 0 : NSSOL 0 : Dentsu Soken 2 : ARGO 1
Average salary: LY Corp ¥9.02M / NSSOL ¥9.06M / Dentsu Soken ¥11.2M / ARGO ¥8.06M
| Metric | LY Corp | NSSOL | Dentsu Soken | ARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.0T | ¥381.3B | ¥164.9B | ¥71.5B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.3B | ¥44.2B | ¥22.9B | ¥10.7B |
| Net income | ◎¥193.7B | ¥30.8B | ¥16.4B | ¥19.2B |
| Metric | LY Corp | NSSOL | Dentsu Soken | ARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎16.8% | 11.6% | 13.9% | 15.0% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9.9% | ◎26.8% |
| ROE | — | — | 17.1% | ◎36.2% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥193M | ¥97M | ¥69M | ¥122M |
| Metric | LY Corp | NSSOL | Dentsu Soken | ARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | ◎+12.7% | +8.0% | +2.9% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.3% | ◎+14.9% | +8.8% | +5.3% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+11.0% | +8.6% | +10.1% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +10.0% | +9.4% | ◎+10.4% | +1.5% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +7.4% | ◎+11.4% | −4.1% |
| Metric | LY Corp | NSSOL | Dentsu Soken | ARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +12.6% | +10.3% | ◎+20.5% | −6.8% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +5.2% | +5.7% | −8.2% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | 34.2x | 4.8x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | 60.7% | ◎63.5% |
| Share price (close) | ¥501 | ¥4,136 | ¥2,869 | ¥1,267 |
◎ 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 | NSSOL | Dentsu Soken | ARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.02M | ¥9.06M | ◎¥11.2M | ¥8.06M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥263,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥263,200 |
| Average tenure | 9.6 yrs | 12.6 yrs | 10.8 yrs | ◎13.0 yrs |
| Average age | 39.0 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 42.3 |
| Employees | 10,577 | 3,938 | 2,402 | 586 |
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: NSSOL +10.3%, Dentsu Soken +20.5%, ARGO -6.8%.
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.
LY Corp3 segments
NSSOL2 segments
Dentsu Soken4 segments
ARGO2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Dentsu Soken ¥11.2M, NSSOL ¥9.06M, LY Corp ¥9.02M, ARGO ¥8.06M. Dentsu Soken pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LY Corp 39.0, NSSOL 39.9, Dentsu Soken 40.1, ARGO 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: LY Corp ¥2.0T, NSSOL ¥381.3B, Dentsu Soken ¥164.9B, ARGO ¥71.5B. LY Corp is the largest by revenue at ¥2.0T, followed by NSSOL (¥381.3B), Dentsu Soken (¥164.9B) and ARGO (¥71.5B).
AOperating margins: LY Corp 16.8%, ARGO 15.0%, Dentsu Soken 13.9%, NSSOL 11.6%. LY Corp turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Dentsu Soken +20.5%, LY Corp +12.6%, NSSOL +10.3%, ARGO −6.8%. Dentsu Soken 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.
