Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
NEC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.6T — 12.0x Azbil's ¥298.9B.
Azbil earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 15.8% — 5.8 points above NEC (10.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NEC +4.7%, Azbil −0.5%. For next year, NEC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.7%).
NEC pays more on average — ¥9.94M against ¥8.34M at Azbil.
Over the past year the shares moved Azbil +6.0%, NEC −5.0%.
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
NEC aheadNEC 3 : Azbil 0
Revenue: NEC ¥3.6T / Azbil ¥298.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Azbil aheadNEC 1 : Azbil 2
Operating margin: NEC 10.0% / Azbil 15.8%
GrowthInvestors
NEC aheadNEC 3 : Azbil 2
Revenue growth (YoY): NEC +4.7% / Azbil −0.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNEC 1 : Azbil 1
Share price, 1 year: NEC −5.0% / Azbil +6.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNEC 1 : Azbil 1
Average salary: NEC ¥9.94M / Azbil ¥8.34M
| Metric | NEC | Azbil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥3.6T | ¥298.9B | 12.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥359.9B | ¥47.3B | 7.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥270.2B | ¥38.6B | 7.0x |
| Metric | NEC | Azbil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | ◎15.8% | 5.8pt |
| Net margin | 7.5% | ◎12.9% | 5.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥163M | ¥59M | 2.8x |
| Metric | NEC | Azbil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+4.7% | −0.5% | 5.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+40.3% | +14.0% | 26.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +3.7% | ◎+3.9% | 0.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −2.3% | ◎+5.4% | 7.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+16.7% | +5.1% | 11.6pt |
| Metric | NEC | Azbil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −5.0% | ◎+6.0% | 11.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−3.0% | −9.2% | 6.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,850 | ¥1,493.5 |
◎ 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 | NEC | Azbil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.94M | ¥8.34M | ¥1.60M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥285,410 | |
| Average tenure | 17.3 yrs | ◎19.7 yrs | 2.4 |
| Average age | 43.1 | 45.7 | 2.6 |
| Employees | 21,934 | 5,052 | 4.3x |
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)
¥4,850-5.0% (1Y)
NEC -5.0% over 1Y. Compared: Azbil +6.0%.
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.
NEC2 segments
Azbil3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NEC ¥9.94M, Azbil ¥8.34M. NEC pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NEC 43.1, Azbil 45.7).
ARevenue in the latest results: NEC ¥3.6T, Azbil ¥298.9B. NEC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥3.6T — 12.0x Azbil's ¥298.9B.
AOperating margins: Azbil 15.8%, NEC 10.0%. Azbil turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Azbil +6.0%, NEC −5.0%. Azbil has risen the most.
Comparing 2 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.
