Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Bandai Namco is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.3T — 4.8x KADOKAWA's ¥282.9B.
Bandai Namco earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.1% — 11.2 points above KADOKAWA (2.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Bandai Namco +8.6%, KADOKAWA +1.8%. For next year, KADOKAWA guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+24.7%).
Over the past year the shares moved Bandai Namco +31.0%, KADOKAWA +7.9%.
Head-to-head wins12 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
Bandai Namco aheadBandai Namco 3 : KADOKAWA 0
Revenue: Bandai Namco ¥1.3T / KADOKAWA ¥282.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Bandai Namco aheadBandai Namco 2 : KADOKAWA 0
Operating margin: Bandai Namco 14.1% / KADOKAWA 2.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenBandai Namco 2 : KADOKAWA 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Bandai Namco +8.6% / KADOKAWA +1.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Bandai Namco aheadBandai Namco 2 : KADOKAWA 0
Share price, 1 year: Bandai Namco +31.0% / KADOKAWA +7.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Bandai Namco aheadBandai Namco 1 : KADOKAWA 0
Average tenure: Bandai Namco 19.3 yrs / KADOKAWA 4.8 yrs
| Metric | Bandai Namco | KADOKAWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.3T | ¥282.9B | 4.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥189.5B | ¥8.1B | 23.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥140.7B | ¥1.3B | 110.1x |
| Metric | Bandai Namco | KADOKAWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.1% | 2.9% | 11.2pt |
| Net margin | ◎10.4% | 0.5% | 10.0pt |
| ROE | — | 0.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | — | ¥114M |
| Metric | Bandai Namco | KADOKAWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+8.6% | +1.8% | 6.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+5.2% | −51.3% | 56.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +12.7% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +0.1% | ◎+6.1% | 6.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −2.4% | ◎+24.7% | 27.0pt |
| Metric | Bandai Namco | KADOKAWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.0% | +7.9% | 23.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+31.1% | +2.0% | 29.0pt |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.1% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,211 | ¥3,653 |
◎ 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 | Bandai Namco | KADOKAWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | — | ¥8.71M | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥260,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 4.8 yrs | 14.5 |
| Average age | 46.7 | 41.6 | 5.1 |
| Employees | 46 | 2,471 | 53.7x |
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)
¥6,211+31.0% (1Y)
Bandai Namco +31.0% over 1Y. Compared: KADOKAWA +7.9%.
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.
Bandai Namco4 segments
KADOKAWA6 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Bandai Namco ¥1.3T, KADOKAWA ¥282.9B. Bandai Namco is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.3T — 4.8x KADOKAWA's ¥282.9B.
AOperating margins: Bandai Namco 14.1%, KADOKAWA 2.9%. Bandai Namco turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Bandai Namco +31.0%, KADOKAWA +7.9%. Bandai Namco 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.
