Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Supermarkets & Food Distribution
Blue Zone is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥813.2B — 1.5x Kobe Bussan's ¥551.7B.
Kobe Bussan earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.2% — 2.8 points above Blue Zone (4.5%).
For next year, Kobe Bussan guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+7.8%).
Over the past year the shares moved Blue Zone +19.4%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%.
Head-to-head wins12 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
Kobe Bussan aheadBlue Zone 1 : Kobe Bussan 2
Revenue: Blue Zone ¥813.2B / Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadBlue Zone 0 : Kobe Bussan 3
Operating margin: Blue Zone 4.5% / Kobe Bussan 7.2%
GrowthInvestors
EvenBlue Zone 1 : Kobe Bussan 1
Guidance: revenue growth: Blue Zone +11.0% / Kobe Bussan +2.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadBlue Zone 1 : Kobe Bussan 2
Share price, 1 year: Blue Zone +19.4% / Kobe Bussan −20.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kobe Bussan aheadBlue Zone 0 : Kobe Bussan 1
Average tenure: Blue Zone 7.3 yrs / Kobe Bussan 7.9 yrs
| Metric | Blue Zone | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥813.2B | ¥551.7B | 1.5x |
| Operating profit | ¥36.4B | ◎¥39.9B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥23.6B | ◎¥31.9B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | ◎7.2% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | 2.9% | ◎5.8% | 2.9pt |
| ROE | 12.4% | ◎22.2% | 9.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | — | ¥904M |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | — | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +16.1% | |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +11.1% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.0% | +2.7% | 8.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | ◎+7.8% | 4.9pt |
| Metric | Blue Zone | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+19.4% | −20.3% | 39.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.8% | ◎+2.6% | 0.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.2x | 20.4x | |
| Equity ratio | 48.1% | ◎62.0% | 13.9pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,877.5 | ¥2,933 |
◎ 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 | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | — | ¥5.30M | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥205,000 | |
| Average tenure | 7.3 yrs | ◎7.9 yrs | 0.6 |
| Average age | 35.4 | 38.5 | 3.1 |
| Employees | 4 | 610 | 152.5x |
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: Kobe Bussan -20.3%.
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
Kobe Bussan3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Blue Zone ¥813.2B, Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B. Blue Zone is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥813.2B — 1.5x Kobe Bussan's ¥551.7B.
AOperating margins: Kobe Bussan 7.2%, Blue Zone 4.5%. Kobe Bussan turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Blue Zone +19.4%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%. 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.
