Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Consumer Electronics Retailers
Bic Camera is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 1.3x EDION's ¥793.7B.
Bic Camera earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 3.6% — 0.4 points above EDION (3.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Bic Camera +6.8%, EDION +3.3%. For next year, EDION guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+4.7%).
Bic Camera pays more on average — ¥5.60M against ¥5.43M at EDION.
Over the past year the shares moved EDION +15.6%, Bic Camera +12.4%.
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
Bic Camera aheadBic Camera 3 : EDION 0
Revenue: Bic Camera ¥1.0T / EDION ¥793.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Bic Camera aheadBic Camera 4 : EDION 0
Operating margin: Bic Camera 3.6% / EDION 3.2%
GrowthInvestors
Bic Camera aheadBic Camera 3 : EDION 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Bic Camera +6.8% / EDION +3.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EDION aheadBic Camera 1 : EDION 2
Share price, 1 year: Bic Camera +12.4% / EDION +15.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Bic Camera aheadBic Camera 2 : EDION 1
Average salary: Bic Camera ¥5.60M / EDION ¥5.43M
| Metric | Bic Camera | EDION | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.0T | ¥793.7B | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥37.7B | ¥25.8B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥20.4B | ¥15.5B | 1.3x |
| Metric | Bic Camera | EDION | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎3.6% | 3.2% | 0.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎2.0% | 1.9% | 0.0pt |
| ROE | ◎11.5% | 6.8% | 4.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥212M | ¥95M | 2.2x |
| Metric | Bic Camera | EDION | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | +3.3% | 3.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+24.4% | +10.2% | 14.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+3.9% | +2.8% | 1.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +3.5% | ◎+4.7% | 1.2pt |
| Metric | Bic Camera | EDION | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +12.4% | ◎+15.6% | 3.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−4.5% | −6.5% | 2.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 14.5x | 16.0x | |
| Equity ratio | 44.1% | ◎54.2% | 10.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,725 | ¥2,348 |
◎ 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 | Bic Camera | EDION | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥5.60M | ¥5.43M | ¥0.17M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥273,000 | ¥248,000 | ¥25,000 |
| Average tenure | 13.0 yrs | ◎18.9 yrs | 5.9 |
| Average age | 37.0 | 43.9 | 6.9 |
| Employees | 4,912 | 8,364 | 1.7x |
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)
¥1,725+12.4% (1Y)
Bic Camera +12.4% over 1Y. Compared: EDION +15.6%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Bic Camera ¥5.60M, EDION ¥5.43M. Bic Camera pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Bic Camera 37.0, EDION 43.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Bic Camera ¥1.0T, EDION ¥793.7B. Bic Camera is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 1.3x EDION's ¥793.7B.
AOperating margins: Bic Camera 3.6%, EDION 3.2%. Bic Camera turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): EDION +15.6%, Bic Camera +12.4%. EDION 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.
