Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Citizen (¥346.8B) and Horiba (¥333.1B) are about the same size by revenue.
Horiba earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 15.9% — 7.2 points above Citizen (8.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Citizen +9.4%, Horiba +5.0%. For next year, Citizen guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+14.0%).
Average pay is about the same: Citizen ¥7.67M, Horiba ¥7.63M.
Over the past year the shares moved Citizen +103.9%, Horiba +59.2%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Horiba aheadCitizen 1 : Horiba 2
Revenue: Citizen ¥346.8B / Horiba ¥333.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Horiba aheadCitizen 1 : Horiba 2
Operating margin: Citizen 8.7% / Horiba 15.9%
GrowthInvestors
Citizen aheadCitizen 5 : Horiba 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Citizen +9.4% / Horiba +5.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Citizen aheadCitizen 2 : Horiba 0
Share price, 1 year: Citizen +103.9% / Horiba +59.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Citizen aheadCitizen 2 : Horiba 1
Average salary: Citizen ¥7.67M / Horiba ¥7.63M
| Metric | Citizen | Horiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥346.8B | ¥333.1B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥30.3B | ◎¥53.0B | 1.8x |
| Net income | ¥31.1B | ◎¥37.1B | 1.2x |
| Metric | Citizen | Horiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | ◎15.9% | 7.2pt |
| Net margin | 9.0% | ◎11.1% | 2.2pt |
| ROE | — | 11.2% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥440M | ¥215M | 2.0x |
| Metric | Citizen | Horiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.4% | +5.0% | 4.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+46.9% | +9.7% | 37.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+10.9% | +10.4% | 0.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+4.4% | +3.6% | 0.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+14.0% | +5.6% | 8.5pt |
| Metric | Citizen | Horiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+103.9% | +59.2% | 44.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.3% | −7.8% | 15.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 24.9x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 67.3% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,184 | ¥22,035 |
◎ 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 | Citizen | Horiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.67M | ¥7.63M | ¥0.04M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥263,000 | ◎¥266,000 | ¥3,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.1 yrs | 15.9 yrs | 2.2 |
| Average age | 44.0 | 42.6 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 788 | 1,546 | 2.0x |
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)
¥2,184+103.9% (1Y)
Citizen +103.9% over 1Y. Compared: Horiba +59.2%.
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.
Citizen3 segments
Horiba3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Citizen ¥7.67M, Horiba ¥7.63M. Citizen pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Citizen 44.0, Horiba 42.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Citizen ¥346.8B, Horiba ¥333.1B. Citizen (¥346.8B) and Horiba (¥333.1B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Horiba 15.9%, Citizen 8.7%. Horiba turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Citizen +103.9%, Horiba +59.2%. Citizen 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.
