Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Citizen is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥346.8B — 2.9x Noritsu Koki's ¥119.2B.
Noritsu Koki earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 17.5% — 8.7 points above Citizen (8.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Noritsu Koki +11.9%, Citizen +9.4%. For next year, Noritsu Koki guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+24.9%).
Over the past year the shares moved Citizen +103.9%, Noritsu Koki +23.5%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Citizen aheadCitizen 3 : Noritsu Koki 0
Revenue: Citizen ¥346.8B / Noritsu Koki ¥119.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Noritsu Koki aheadCitizen 0 : Noritsu Koki 2
Operating margin: Citizen 8.7% / Noritsu Koki 17.5%
GrowthInvestors
Noritsu Koki aheadCitizen 1 : Noritsu Koki 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Citizen +9.4% / Noritsu Koki +11.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Citizen aheadCitizen 2 : Noritsu Koki 0
Share price, 1 year: Citizen +103.9% / Noritsu Koki +23.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenCitizen 1 : Noritsu Koki 1
Starting salary (monthly): Citizen ¥263,000 / Noritsu Koki ¥300,000
| Metric | Citizen | Noritsu Koki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥346.8B | ¥119.2B | 2.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥30.3B | ¥20.8B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥31.1B | ¥15.6B | 2.0x |
| Metric | Citizen | Noritsu Koki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | ◎17.5% | 8.7pt |
| Net margin | 9.0% | ◎13.1% | 4.1pt |
| ROE | — | 6.9% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥440M | — |
| Metric | Citizen | Noritsu Koki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.4% | ◎+11.9% | 2.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+46.9% | +4.2% | 42.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +10.9% | ◎+21.6% | 10.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.4% | ◎+40.6% | 36.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +14.0% | ◎+24.9% | 10.9pt |
| Metric | Citizen | Noritsu Koki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+103.9% | +23.5% | 80.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.3% | +6.4% | 0.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 75.7% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,184 | ¥2,067 |
◎ 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 | Noritsu Koki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.67M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥263,000 | ◎¥300,000 | ¥37,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.1 yrs | 3.0 yrs | 15.1 |
| Average age | 44.0 | 41.6 | 2.4 |
| Employees | 788 | 20 | 39.4x |
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: Noritsu Koki +23.5%.
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
Noritsu Koki2 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Citizen ¥346.8B, Noritsu Koki ¥119.2B. Citizen is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥346.8B — 2.9x Noritsu Koki's ¥119.2B.
AOperating margins: Noritsu Koki 17.5%, Citizen 8.7%. Noritsu Koki turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Citizen +103.9%, Noritsu Koki +23.5%. 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.
