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Company comparison · Family & Casual Restaurants
Zensho is the largest by revenue at ¥1.3T, followed by Skylark (¥457.8B), Saizeriya (¥301.5B) and Colowide (¥300.1B).
Skylark has the highest operating margin at 6.5%, 2.4 points above the lowest, Colowide (4.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Saizeriya +17.4%, Skylark +14.1%, Colowide +11.5%, Zensho +11.2%. For next year, Saizeriya guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+29.1%).
Zensho pays the most on average (¥8.17M), ¥1.43M more than Colowide (¥6.74M).
Over the past year the shares moved Saizeriya +65.4%, Colowide +34.3%, Zensho +33.3%, Skylark +31.5%.
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 : Saizeriya 0 : Colowide 0
Revenue: Zensho ¥1.3T / Skylark ¥457.8B / Saizeriya ¥301.5B / Colowide ¥300.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Skylark aheadZensho 0 : Skylark 2 : Saizeriya 1 : Colowide 1
Operating margin: Zensho 6.4% / Skylark 6.5% / Saizeriya 5.4% / Colowide 4.2%
GrowthInvestors
EvenZensho 0 : Skylark 0 : Saizeriya 2 : Colowide 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Zensho +11.2% / Skylark +14.1% / Saizeriya +17.4% / Colowide +11.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Saizeriya aheadZensho 1 : Skylark 0 : Saizeriya 2 : Colowide 0
Share price, 1 year: Zensho +33.3% / Skylark +31.5% / Saizeriya +65.4% / Colowide +34.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Zensho aheadZensho 2 : Skylark 1 : Saizeriya 0 : Colowide 0
Average salary: Zensho ¥8.17M / Skylark ¥7.56M / Saizeriya ¥7.00M / Colowide ¥6.74M
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Saizeriya | Colowide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.3T | ¥457.8B | ¥301.5B | ¥300.1B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥81.4B | ¥30.0B | ¥16.4B | ¥12.5B |
| Net income | ◎¥45.8B | ¥16.7B | ¥11.0B | ¥2.2B |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Saizeriya | Colowide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | ◎6.5% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.7% | ◎3.7% | 0.7% |
| ROE | — | ◎9.3% | 8.8% | 2.8% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥1.5B | ¥800M | ¥136M | ◎¥2.0B |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Saizeriya | Colowide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +11.2% | +14.1% | ◎+17.4% | +11.5% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.4% | +23.9% | +5.9% | ◎+34.6% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +16.3% | — | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +12.7% | +7.0% | +10.7% | ◎+17.2% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +13.0% | +11.8% | ◎+29.1% | +28.0% |
| Metric | Zensho | Skylark | Saizeriya | Colowide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +33.3% | +31.5% | ◎+65.4% | +34.3% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+23.1% | +10.2% | +1.6% | +3.5% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 49.3x | 36.5x | 142.0x |
| Equity ratio | — | 36.2% | ◎64.5% | 26.7% |
| Share price (close) | ¥12,560 | ¥3,632 | ¥8,210 | ¥2,234 |
◎ 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 | Saizeriya | Colowide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.17M | ¥7.56M | ¥7.00M | ¥6.74M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥312,000 | ¥290,000 | ¥236,400 | ¥291,700 |
| Average tenure | 9.1 yrs | ◎19.6 yrs | 14.7 yrs | 14.2 yrs |
| Average age | 40.1 | 47.5 | 40.4 | 44.1 |
| Employees | 852 | 572 | 2,215 | 149 |
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%, Saizeriya +65.4%, Colowide +34.3%.
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
Saizeriya3 segments
Colowide7 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Zensho ¥8.17M, Skylark ¥7.56M, Saizeriya ¥7.00M, 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, Saizeriya 40.4, Colowide 44.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Zensho ¥1.3T, Skylark ¥457.8B, Saizeriya ¥301.5B, Colowide ¥300.1B. Zensho is the largest by revenue at ¥1.3T, followed by Skylark (¥457.8B), Saizeriya (¥301.5B) and Colowide (¥300.1B).
AOperating margins: Skylark 6.5%, Zensho 6.4%, Saizeriya 5.4%, Colowide 4.2%. Skylark turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Saizeriya +65.4%, Colowide +34.3%, Zensho +33.3%, Skylark +31.5%. Saizeriya 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.
