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NRI is the largest by revenue at ¥814.7B, followed by BayCurrent (¥148.3B), Nihon M&A Center (¥50.3B) and SIGMAXYZ (¥23.8B).
Nihon M&A Center has the highest operating margin at 37.3%, 30.2 points above the lowest, NRI (7.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: BayCurrent +27.8%, Nihon M&A Center +14.0%, NRI +6.5%, SIGMAXYZ −9.4%. For next year, NRI guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+200.3%).
BayCurrent pays the most on average (¥13.5M), ¥3.17M more than SIGMAXYZ (¥10.3M).
Over the past year the shares moved BayCurrent +66.5%, NRI +9.3%, Nihon M&A Center −18.3%, SIGMAXYZ −26.0%.
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
NRI aheadNRI 2 : BayCurrent 1 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : SIGMAXYZ 0
Revenue: NRI ¥814.7B / BayCurrent ¥148.3B / Nihon M&A Center ¥50.3B / SIGMAXYZ ¥23.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenNRI 0 : BayCurrent 1 : Nihon M&A Center 1 : SIGMAXYZ 1
Operating margin: NRI 7.2% / BayCurrent 34.3% / Nihon M&A Center 37.3% / SIGMAXYZ 25.5%
GrowthInvestors
BayCurrent aheadNRI 1 : BayCurrent 4 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : SIGMAXYZ 0
Revenue growth (YoY): NRI +6.5% / BayCurrent +27.8% / Nihon M&A Center +14.0% / SIGMAXYZ −9.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
BayCurrent aheadNRI 0 : BayCurrent 2 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : SIGMAXYZ 0
Share price, 1 year: NRI +9.3% / BayCurrent +66.5% / Nihon M&A Center −18.3% / SIGMAXYZ −26.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNRI 1 : BayCurrent 1 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : SIGMAXYZ 1
Average salary: NRI ¥13.3M / BayCurrent ¥13.5M / SIGMAXYZ ¥10.3M
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | SIGMAXYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥814.7B | ¥148.3B | ¥50.3B | ¥23.8B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥58.3B | ¥50.9B | ¥18.8B | ¥6.1B |
| Net income | ¥15.3B | ◎¥37.8B | ¥12.5B | ¥4.0B |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | SIGMAXYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 34.3% | ◎37.3% | 25.5% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | ◎25.5% | 24.8% | 16.7% |
| ROE | — | — | — | 27.8% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥102M | ¥250M | — | ◎¥259M |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | SIGMAXYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.5% | ◎+27.8% | +14.0% | −9.4% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −56.8% | ◎+19.5% | +12.2% | +7.6% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.2% | ◎+28.2% | +7.6% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.3% | ◎+28.1% | +5.1% | +6.2% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+200.3% | +27.2% | +2.9% | +8.8% |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | SIGMAXYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +9.3% | ◎+66.5% | −18.3% | −26.0% |
| Share price, 3 months | +11.8% | ◎+61.3% | −11.7% | +1.0% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | — | 13.0x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | — | 83.6% |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,232 | ¥11,825 | ¥619.5 | ¥619 |
◎ 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 | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | SIGMAXYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥13.3M | ◎¥13.5M | — | ¥10.3M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥336,500 | — | — | ◎¥541,667 |
| Average tenure | ◎13.7 yrs | 4.0 yrs | — | 8.8 yrs |
| Average age | 39.7 | 31.2 | — | 45.4 |
| Employees | 7,982 | 593 | — | 92 |
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)
¥6,232+9.3% (1Y)
NRI +9.3% over 1Y. Compared: BayCurrent +66.5%, Nihon M&A Center -18.3%, SIGMAXYZ -26.0%.
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.
NRI4 segments
BayCurrent1 segments
Nihon M&A Center1 segments
SIGMAXYZ1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: BayCurrent ¥13.5M, NRI ¥13.3M, SIGMAXYZ ¥10.3M. BayCurrent pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NRI 39.7, BayCurrent 31.2, SIGMAXYZ 45.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: NRI ¥814.7B, BayCurrent ¥148.3B, Nihon M&A Center ¥50.3B, SIGMAXYZ ¥23.8B. NRI is the largest by revenue at ¥814.7B, followed by BayCurrent (¥148.3B), Nihon M&A Center (¥50.3B) and SIGMAXYZ (¥23.8B).
AOperating margins: Nihon M&A Center 37.3%, BayCurrent 34.3%, SIGMAXYZ 25.5%, NRI 7.2%. Nihon M&A Center turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): BayCurrent +66.5%, NRI +9.3%, Nihon M&A Center −18.3%, SIGMAXYZ −26.0%. BayCurrent 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.
