Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Confectionery Makers
Calbee is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥340.2B — 4.3x Kotobuki Spirits's ¥78.8B.
Kotobuki Spirits earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 23.6% — 15.9 points above Calbee (7.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kotobuki Spirits +8.9%, Calbee +5.5%. For next year, Kotobuki Spirits guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Over the past year the shares moved Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%, Calbee +8.3%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Calbee aheadCalbee 3 : Kotobuki Spirits 0
Revenue: Calbee ¥340.2B / Kotobuki Spirits ¥78.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kotobuki Spirits aheadCalbee 0 : Kotobuki Spirits 2
Operating margin: Calbee 7.7% / Kotobuki Spirits 23.6%
GrowthInvestors
Kotobuki Spirits aheadCalbee 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Calbee +5.5% / Kotobuki Spirits +8.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenCalbee 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 1
Share price, 1 year: Calbee +8.3% / Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Calbee aheadCalbee 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 0
Average tenure: Calbee 13.9 yrs / Kotobuki Spirits 12.5 yrs
| Metric | Calbee | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥340.2B | ¥78.8B | 4.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥26.2B | ¥18.6B | 1.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥17.3B | ¥12.6B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Calbee | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | ◎23.6% | 15.9pt |
| Net margin | 5.1% | ◎15.9% | 10.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥149M | — |
| Metric | Calbee | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.5% | ◎+8.9% | 3.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −10.0% | ◎+5.6% | 15.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.0% | ◎+27.7% | 22.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.8% | +7.3% | 1.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +0.1% | ◎+10.5% | 10.4pt |
| Metric | Calbee | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +8.3% | ◎+38.1% | 29.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−1.0% | −1.4% | 0.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,087 | ¥2,504.5 |
◎ 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 | Calbee | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.20M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥235,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎13.9 yrs | 12.5 yrs | 1.4 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 47.6 | 8.0 |
| Employees | 2,290 | 7 | 327.1x |
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)
¥3,087+8.3% (1Y)
Calbee +8.3% over 1Y. Compared: Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%.
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.
Calbee2 segments
Kotobuki Spirits4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Calbee ¥340.2B, Kotobuki Spirits ¥78.8B. Calbee is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥340.2B — 4.3x Kotobuki Spirits's ¥78.8B.
AOperating margins: Kotobuki Spirits 23.6%, Calbee 7.7%. Kotobuki Spirits turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%, Calbee +8.3%. Kotobuki Spirits 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.
