Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Specialty Retail Chains
Bic Camera is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 1.1x Nitori's ¥912.2B.
Nitori earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 13.8% — 10.1 points above Bic Camera (3.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Bic Camera +6.8%, Nitori −1.8%. For next year, Nitori guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+3.8%).
Nitori pays more on average — ¥7.81M against ¥5.60M at Bic Camera.
Over the past year the shares moved Nitori +35.4%, Bic Camera +12.4%.
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
Nitori aheadBic Camera 1 : Nitori 2
Revenue: Bic Camera ¥1.0T / Nitori ¥912.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nitori aheadBic Camera 0 : Nitori 3
Operating margin: Bic Camera 3.6% / Nitori 13.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenBic Camera 2 : Nitori 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Bic Camera +6.8% / Nitori −1.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nitori aheadBic Camera 0 : Nitori 2
Share price, 1 year: Bic Camera +12.4% / Nitori +35.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nitori aheadBic Camera 1 : Nitori 2
Average salary: Bic Camera ¥5.60M / Nitori ¥7.81M
| Metric | Bic Camera | Nitori | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.0T | ¥912.2B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥37.7B | ◎¥125.5B | 3.3x |
| Net income | ¥20.4B | ◎¥89.3B | 4.4x |
| Metric | Bic Camera | Nitori | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | ◎13.8% | 10.1pt |
| Net margin | 2.0% | ◎9.8% | 7.8pt |
| ROE | 11.5% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥212M | ◎¥972M | 4.6x |
| Metric | Bic Camera | Nitori | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+6.8% | −1.8% | 8.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+24.4% | +6.7% | 17.7pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +4.9% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.9% | ◎+4.9% | 1.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +3.5% | ◎+3.8% | 0.3pt |
| Metric | Bic Camera | Nitori | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +12.4% | ◎+35.4% | 23.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −4.5% | ◎+29.1% | 33.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 14.5x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 44.1% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,725 | ¥3,403 |
◎ 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 | Nitori | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.60M | ◎¥7.81M | ¥2.21M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥273,000 | ◎¥290,000 | ¥17,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎13.0 yrs | 12.2 yrs | 0.8 |
| Average age | 37.0 | 39.6 | 2.6 |
| Employees | 4,912 | 939 | 5.2x |
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: Nitori +35.4%.
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.
Bic Camera3 segments
Nitori2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nitori ¥7.81M, Bic Camera ¥5.60M. Nitori pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Bic Camera 37.0, Nitori 39.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Bic Camera ¥1.0T, Nitori ¥912.2B. Bic Camera is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.0T — 1.1x Nitori's ¥912.2B.
AOperating margins: Nitori 13.8%, Bic Camera 3.6%. Nitori turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nitori +35.4%, Bic Camera +12.4%. Nitori 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.
