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Company comparison · Family & Casual Restaurants
Zensho is the largest by revenue at ¥1.3T, followed by Skylark (¥457.8B), Colowide (¥300.1B) and Create Restaurants (¥165.4B).
Skylark has the highest operating margin at 6.5%, 2.4 points above the lowest, Colowide (4.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Skylark +14.1%, Colowide +11.5%, Zensho +11.2%, Create Restaurants +5.8%. For next year, Colowide guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+28.0%).
Zensho pays the most on average (¥8.17M), ¥1.43M more than Colowide (¥6.74M).
Over the past year the shares moved Colowide +34.3%, Zensho +33.3%, Skylark +31.5%, Create Restaurants +8.9%.
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
Zensho aheadZensho 3 : Skylark 0 : Colowide 0 : Create Restaurants 0
Revenue: Zensho ¥1.3T / Skylark ¥457.8B / Colowide ¥300.1B / Create Restaurants ¥165.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Skylark aheadZensho 0 : Skylark 2 : Colowide 1 : Create Restaurants 1
Operating margin: Zensho 6.4% / Skylark 6.5% / Colowide 4.2% / Create Restaurants 4.8%
GrowthInvestors
Colowide aheadZensho 0 : Skylark 1 : Colowide 3 : Create Restaurants 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Zensho +11.2% / Skylark +14.1% / Colowide +11.5% / Create Restaurants +5.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenZensho 1 : Skylark 1 : Colowide 1 : Create Restaurants 0
Share price, 1 year: Zensho +33.3% / Skylark +31.5% / Colowide +34.3% / Create Restaurants +8.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Zensho aheadZensho 2 : Skylark 1 : Colowide 0 : Create Restaurants 0
Average salary: Zensho ¥8.17M / Skylark ¥7.56M / Colowide ¥6.74M / Create Restaurants ¥6.80M
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Colowide | Create Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.3T | ¥457.8B | ¥300.1B | ¥165.4B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥81.4B | ¥30.0B | ¥12.5B | ¥7.9B |
| Net income | ◎¥45.8B | ¥16.7B | ¥2.2B | ¥4.7B |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Colowide | Create Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | ◎6.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | ◎3.7% | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| ROE | — | 9.3% | 2.8% | ◎11.1% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥1.5B | ¥800M | ◎¥2.0B | ¥1.3B |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Colowide | Create Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +11.2% | ◎+14.1% | +11.5% | +5.8% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.4% | +23.9% | ◎+34.6% | −6.6% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +16.3% | — | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +12.7% | +7.0% | ◎+17.2% | +3.4% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +13.0% | +11.8% | ◎+28.0% | +13.3% |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Colowide | Create Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +33.3% | +31.5% | ◎+34.3% | +8.9% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+23.1% | +10.2% | +3.5% | −0.7% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 49.3x | 142.0x | 71.6x |
| Equity ratio | — | ◎36.2% | 26.7% | 34.3% |
| Share price (close) | ¥12,560 | ¥3,632 | ¥2,234 | ¥796 |
◎ 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 | Zensho | Skylark | Colowide | Create Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.17M | ¥7.56M | ¥6.74M | ¥6.80M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥312,000 | ¥290,000 | ¥291,700 | ¥207,000 |
| Average tenure | 9.1 yrs | ◎19.6 yrs | 14.2 yrs | 14.2 yrs |
| Average age | 40.1 | 47.5 | 44.1 | 48.5 |
| Employees | 852 | 572 | 149 | 127 |
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)
¥12,560+33.3% (1Y)
Zensho +33.3% over 1Y. Compared: Skylark +31.5%, Colowide +34.3%, Create Restaurants +8.9%.
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.
Zensho4 segments
Skylark1 segments
Colowide7 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Zensho ¥8.17M, Skylark ¥7.56M, Create Restaurants ¥6.80M, Colowide ¥6.74M. Zensho pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Zensho 40.1, Skylark 47.5, Colowide 44.1, Create Restaurants 48.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Zensho ¥1.3T, Skylark ¥457.8B, Colowide ¥300.1B, Create Restaurants ¥165.4B. Zensho is the largest by revenue at ¥1.3T, followed by Skylark (¥457.8B), Colowide (¥300.1B) and Create Restaurants (¥165.4B).
AOperating margins: Skylark 6.5%, Zensho 6.4%, Create Restaurants 4.8%, Colowide 4.2%. Skylark turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Colowide +34.3%, Zensho +33.3%, Skylark +31.5%, Create Restaurants +8.9%. Colowide 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.
