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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 Strike Group (¥27.1B).
Strike Group has the highest operating margin at 38.4%, 31.3 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%. For next year, NRI guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+200.3%).
Strike Group pays the most on average (¥15.2M), ¥1.88M more than NRI (¥13.3M).
Over the past year the shares moved BayCurrent +66.5%, NRI +9.3%, Strike Group +2.4%, Nihon M&A Center −18.3%.
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 : Strike Group 0
Revenue: NRI ¥814.7B / BayCurrent ¥148.3B / Nihon M&A Center ¥50.3B / Strike Group ¥27.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Strike Group aheadNRI 0 : BayCurrent 1 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : Strike Group 2
Operating margin: NRI 7.2% / BayCurrent 34.3% / Nihon M&A Center 37.3% / Strike Group 38.4%
GrowthInvestors
BayCurrent aheadNRI 1 : BayCurrent 4 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : Strike Group 0
Revenue growth (YoY): NRI +6.5% / BayCurrent +27.8% / Nihon M&A Center +14.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
BayCurrent aheadNRI 0 : BayCurrent 2 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : Strike Group 0
Share price, 1 year: NRI +9.3% / BayCurrent +66.5% / Nihon M&A Center −18.3% / Strike Group +2.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Strike Group aheadNRI 1 : BayCurrent 0 : Nihon M&A Center 0 : Strike Group 2
Average salary: NRI ¥13.3M / BayCurrent ¥13.5M / Strike Group ¥15.2M
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | Strike Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥814.7B | ¥148.3B | ¥50.3B | ¥27.1B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥58.3B | ¥50.9B | ¥18.8B | ¥10.4B |
| Net income | ¥15.3B | ◎¥37.8B | ¥12.5B | ¥7.1B |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | Strike Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 34.3% | 37.3% | ◎38.4% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 25.5% | 24.8% | ◎26.4% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥102M | ◎¥250M | — | ¥60M |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | Strike Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.5% | ◎+27.8% | +14.0% | — |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −56.8% | ◎+19.5% | +12.2% | — |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.2% | ◎+28.2% | +7.6% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.3% | ◎+28.1% | +5.1% | +11.0% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+200.3% | +27.2% | +2.9% | +10.1% |
| Metric | NRI | BayCurrent | Nihon M&A Center | Strike Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +9.3% | ◎+66.5% | −18.3% | +2.4% |
| Share price, 3 months | +11.8% | ◎+61.3% | −11.7% | +1.9% |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,232 | ¥11,825 | ¥619.5 | ¥1,413 |
◎ 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 | Strike Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥13.3M | ¥13.5M | — | ◎¥15.2M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥336,500 | — | — | ◎¥350,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎13.7 yrs | 4.0 yrs | — | 2.5 yrs |
| Average age | 39.7 | 31.2 | — | 33.2 |
| Employees | 7,982 | 593 | — | 452 |
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%, Strike Group +2.4%.
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
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Strike Group ¥15.2M, BayCurrent ¥13.5M, NRI ¥13.3M. Strike Group pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NRI 39.7, BayCurrent 31.2, Strike Group 33.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: NRI ¥814.7B, BayCurrent ¥148.3B, Nihon M&A Center ¥50.3B, Strike Group ¥27.1B. NRI is the largest by revenue at ¥814.7B, followed by BayCurrent (¥148.3B), Nihon M&A Center (¥50.3B) and Strike Group (¥27.1B).
AOperating margins: Strike Group 38.4%, Nihon M&A Center 37.3%, BayCurrent 34.3%, NRI 7.2%. Strike Group 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%, Strike Group +2.4%, Nihon M&A Center −18.3%. 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.
