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Company comparison · Seasonings & Sauces
Kewpie is the largest by revenue at ¥513.4B, followed by House Foods (¥317.0B), Kagome (¥294.3B) and Ariake (¥67.0B).
Ariake has the highest operating margin at 17.6%, 11.8 points above the lowest, House Foods (5.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kewpie +6.1%, Ariake +2.4%, House Foods +0.5%, Kagome −4.1%. For next year, Kewpie guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+9.7%).
Kagome pays the most on average (¥8.92M), ¥3.50M more than Ariake (¥5.42M).
Over the past year the shares moved House Foods +62.3%, Kewpie +13.6%, Kagome +1.7%, Ariake −4.1%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Kewpie aheadKewpie 3 : House Foods 0 : Kagome 0 : Ariake 0
Revenue: Kewpie ¥513.4B / House Foods ¥317.0B / Kagome ¥294.3B / Ariake ¥67.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Ariake aheadKewpie 1 : House Foods 1 : Kagome 0 : Ariake 2
Operating margin: Kewpie 6.7% / House Foods 5.8% / Kagome 7.7% / Ariake 17.6%
GrowthInvestors
Kewpie aheadKewpie 2 : House Foods 0 : Kagome 1 : Ariake 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Kewpie +6.1% / House Foods +0.5% / Kagome −4.1% / Ariake +2.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
House Foods aheadKewpie 0 : House Foods 2 : Kagome 0 : Ariake 1
Share price, 1 year: Kewpie +13.6% / House Foods +62.3% / Kagome +1.7% / Ariake −4.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kagome aheadKewpie 0 : House Foods 0 : Kagome 2 : Ariake 1
Average salary: Kewpie ¥6.89M / House Foods ¥8.40M / Kagome ¥8.92M / Ariake ¥5.42M
| Metric | Kewpie | House Foods | Kagome | Ariake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥513.4B | ¥317.0B | ¥294.3B | ¥67.0B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥34.6B | ¥18.2B | ¥22.6B | ¥11.8B |
| Net income | ◎¥30.5B | ¥7.4B | ¥14.8B | ¥9.5B |
| Metric | Kewpie | House Foods | Kagome | Ariake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.7% | ◎17.6% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.3% | 5.0% | ◎14.1% |
| ROE | ◎9.7% | 2.5% | 7.9% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥215M | ◎¥674M | ¥180M | ¥90M |
| Metric | Kewpie | House Foods | Kagome | Ariake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+6.1% | +0.5% | −4.1% | +2.4% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +0.9% | −8.8% | −37.5% | ◎+6.0% |
| Revenue CAGR | — | — | +11.6% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.2% | +1.7% | ◎+5.3% | +3.4% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.7% | +1.4% | +1.6% | −4.5% |
| Metric | Kewpie | House Foods | Kagome | Ariake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +13.6% | ◎+62.3% | +1.7% | −4.1% |
| Share price, 3 months | −2.5% | ◎+15.8% | −3.3% | −7.7% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 20.9x | 58.3x | 17.0x | 17.4x |
| Equity ratio | 72.3% | 73.8% | 57.2% | ◎89.2% |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,613 | ¥4,650 | ¥2,738.5 | ¥5,160 |
◎ 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 | Kewpie | House Foods | Kagome | Ariake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.89M | ¥8.40M | ◎¥8.92M | ¥5.42M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥248,000 | ¥239,600 | ¥227,500 | ◎¥280,000 |
| Average tenure | 16.1 yrs | 14.3 yrs | ◎17.7 yrs | 14.5 yrs |
| Average age | 42.1 | 41.9 | 42.1 | 39.6 |
| Employees | 2,388 | 470 | 1,635 | 747 |
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)
¥4,613+13.6% (1Y)
Kewpie +13.6% over 1Y. Compared: House Foods +62.3%, Kagome +1.7%, Ariake -4.1%.
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.
Kewpie6 segments
House Foods5 segments
Kagome6 segments
Ariake1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kagome ¥8.92M, House Foods ¥8.40M, Kewpie ¥6.89M, Ariake ¥5.42M. Kagome pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kewpie 42.1, House Foods 41.9, Kagome 42.1, Ariake 39.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kewpie ¥513.4B, House Foods ¥317.0B, Kagome ¥294.3B, Ariake ¥67.0B. Kewpie is the largest by revenue at ¥513.4B, followed by House Foods (¥317.0B), Kagome (¥294.3B) and Ariake (¥67.0B).
AOperating margins: Ariake 17.6%, Kagome 7.7%, Kewpie 6.7%, House Foods 5.8%. Ariake turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): House Foods +62.3%, Kewpie +13.6%, Kagome +1.7%, Ariake −4.1%. House Foods 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.
