Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Supermarkets & Food Distribution
Blue Zone is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥813.2B — 1.6x Create SD's ¥497.1B.
Create SD earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.8% — 0.3 points above Blue Zone (4.5%).
For next year, Create SD guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.5%).
Over the past year the shares moved Blue Zone +19.4%, Create SD +0.2%.
Head-to-head wins10 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
Blue Zone aheadBlue Zone 3 : Create SD 0
Revenue: Blue Zone ¥813.2B / Create SD ¥497.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Create SD aheadBlue Zone 0 : Create SD 2
Operating margin: Blue Zone 4.5% / Create SD 4.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenBlue Zone 1 : Create SD 1
Guidance: revenue growth: Blue Zone +11.0% / Create SD +8.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Blue Zone aheadBlue Zone 2 : Create SD 0
Share price, 1 year: Blue Zone +19.4% / Create SD +0.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Create SD aheadBlue Zone 0 : Create SD 1
Average tenure: Blue Zone 7.3 yrs / Create SD 22.6 yrs
| Metric | Blue Zone | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥813.2B | ¥497.1B | 1.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥36.4B | ¥24.0B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥23.6B | ¥17.0B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | ◎4.8% | 0.3pt |
| Net margin | 2.9% | ◎3.4% | 0.5pt |
| ROE | 12.4% | — |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | — | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +5.9% | |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +8.0% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.0% | +8.8% | 2.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | ◎+5.5% | 2.6pt |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+19.4% | +0.2% | 19.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+1.8% | −9.3% | 11.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.2x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 48.1% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,877.5 | ¥3,170 |
◎ 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 | Blue Zone | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥245,000 | |
| Average tenure | 7.3 yrs | ◎22.6 yrs | 15.3 |
| Average age | 35.4 | 50.4 | 15.0 |
| Employees | 4 | 10 | 2.5x |
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)
¥1,877.5+19.4% (1Y)
Blue Zone +19.4% over 1Y. Compared: Create SD +0.2%.
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.
Blue Zone1 segments
Create SD3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Blue Zone ¥813.2B, Create SD ¥497.1B. Blue Zone is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥813.2B — 1.6x Create SD's ¥497.1B.
AOperating margins: Create SD 4.8%, Blue Zone 4.5%. Create SD turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Blue Zone +19.4%, Create SD +0.2%. Blue Zone 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.
