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Company comparison · Mobile & Online Games
Nexon is the largest by revenue at ¥475.1B, followed by DeNA (¥147.7B), GungHo (¥93.2B) and COLOPL (¥25.9B).
Nexon has the highest operating margin at 26.1%, 22.2 points above the lowest, COLOPL (3.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nexon +6.5%, COLOPL −0.2%, DeNA −9.9%, GungHo −10.0%. For next year, DeNA guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−19.8%).
DeNA pays the most on average (¥8.83M), ¥2.01M more than COLOPL (¥6.82M).
Over the past year the shares moved DeNA −5.3%, Nexon −8.9%, GungHo −10.3%, COLOPL −13.8%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Nexon aheadNexon 3 : DeNA 0 : GungHo 0 : COLOPL 0
Revenue: Nexon ¥475.1B / DeNA ¥147.7B / GungHo ¥93.2B / COLOPL ¥25.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nexon aheadNexon 4 : DeNA 0 : GungHo 0 : COLOPL 0
Operating margin: Nexon 26.1% / DeNA 12.7% / GungHo 5.4% / COLOPL 3.9%
GrowthInvestors
Nexon aheadNexon 3 : DeNA 1 : GungHo 0 : COLOPL 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Nexon +6.5% / DeNA −9.9% / GungHo −10.0% / COLOPL −0.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNexon 1 : DeNA 1 : GungHo 0 : COLOPL 1
Share price, 1 year: Nexon −8.9% / DeNA −5.3% / GungHo −10.3% / COLOPL −13.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
DeNA aheadNexon 0 : DeNA 2 : GungHo 1 : COLOPL 0
Average salary: Nexon ¥7.26M / DeNA ¥8.83M / GungHo ¥7.50M / COLOPL ¥6.82M
| Metric | Nexon | DeNA | GungHo | COLOPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥475.1B | ¥147.7B | ¥93.2B | ¥25.9B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥124.0B | ¥18.7B | ¥5.1B | ¥1.0B |
| Net income | ◎¥92.1B | ¥19.0B | ¥1.4B | −¥306M |
| Metric | Nexon | DeNA | GungHo | COLOPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎26.1% | 12.7% | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| Net margin | ◎19.4% | 12.9% | 1.5% | −1.2% |
| ROE | ◎8.9% | — | 1.1% | −0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.0B | ¥102M | ¥210M | ¥38M |
| Metric | Nexon | DeNA | GungHo | COLOPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+6.5% | −9.9% | −10.0% | −0.2% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−0.1% | −35.5% | −71.1% | — |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | ◎+14.7% | +1.5% | −2.8% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +4.3% | — | — |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −58.7% | ◎−19.8% | — | — |
| Metric | Nexon | DeNA | GungHo | COLOPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −8.9% | ◎−5.3% | −10.3% | −13.8% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+6.0% | +1.8% | −6.0% | −3.3% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 24.1x | — | 91.0x | — |
| Equity ratio | 75.6% | — | 89.3% | ◎91.0% |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,759 | ¥2,553.5 | ¥2,348 | ¥380 |
◎ 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 | Nexon | DeNA | GungHo | COLOPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.26M | ◎¥8.83M | ¥7.50M | ¥6.82M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ◎¥416,667 | — | ¥345,000 |
| Average tenure | 7.7 yrs | 6.3 yrs | ◎9.8 yrs | 6.5 yrs |
| Average age | 39.5 | 37.9 | 41.6 | 36.6 |
| Employees | 238 | 1,448 | 444 | 676 |
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)
¥2,759-8.9% (1Y)
Nexon -8.9% over 1Y. Compared: DeNA -5.3%, GungHo -10.3%, COLOPL -13.8%.
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.
Nexon5 segments
DeNA3 segments
COLOPL2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: DeNA ¥8.83M, GungHo ¥7.50M, Nexon ¥7.26M, COLOPL ¥6.82M. DeNA pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nexon 39.5, DeNA 37.9, GungHo 41.6, COLOPL 36.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nexon ¥475.1B, DeNA ¥147.7B, GungHo ¥93.2B, COLOPL ¥25.9B. Nexon is the largest by revenue at ¥475.1B, followed by DeNA (¥147.7B), GungHo (¥93.2B) and COLOPL (¥25.9B).
AOperating margins: Nexon 26.1%, DeNA 12.7%, GungHo 5.4%, COLOPL 3.9%. Nexon turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): DeNA −5.3%, Nexon −8.9%, GungHo −10.3%, COLOPL −13.8%. DeNA has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
