Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Food-Focused Drugstores
Cosmos is the largest by revenue at ¥1.1T, followed by Kusuri no Aoki (¥566.9B), Kawachi (¥284.5B) and Genky (¥220.6B).
Genky has the highest operating margin at 5.0%, 2.6 points above the lowest, Kawachi (2.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kusuri no Aoki +13.0%, Genky +9.9%, Cosmos +8.7%, Kawachi −1.2%. For next year, Kusuri no Aoki guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+18.1%).
Kawachi pays the most on average (¥5.56M), ¥0.46M more than Cosmos (¥5.10M).
Over the past year the shares moved Kawachi +42.8%, Kusuri no Aoki +16.5%, Cosmos −12.6%, Genky −27.7%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
Cosmos aheadCosmos 3 : Kusuri no Aoki 0 : Kawachi 0 : Genky 0
Revenue: Cosmos ¥1.1T / Kusuri no Aoki ¥566.9B / Kawachi ¥284.5B / Genky ¥220.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Genky aheadCosmos 0 : Kusuri no Aoki 1 : Kawachi 0 : Genky 3
Operating margin: Cosmos 3.9% / Kusuri no Aoki 4.8% / Kawachi 2.4% / Genky 5.0%
GrowthInvestors
Kusuri no Aoki aheadCosmos 0 : Kusuri no Aoki 4 : Kawachi 0 : Genky 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Cosmos +8.7% / Kusuri no Aoki +13.0% / Kawachi −1.2% / Genky +9.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kawachi aheadCosmos 0 : Kusuri no Aoki 0 : Kawachi 3 : Genky 0
Share price, 1 year: Cosmos −12.6% / Kusuri no Aoki +16.5% / Kawachi +42.8% / Genky −27.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kawachi aheadCosmos 1 : Kusuri no Aoki 0 : Kawachi 2 : Genky 0
Average salary: Cosmos ¥5.10M / Kusuri no Aoki ¥5.36M / Kawachi ¥5.56M
| Metric | Cosmos | Kusuri no Aoki | Kawachi | Genky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.1T | ¥566.9B | ¥284.5B | ¥220.6B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.4B | ¥27.1B | ¥6.8B | ¥11.0B |
| Net income | ◎¥32.0B | ¥17.1B | ¥3.2B | ¥7.9B |
| Metric | Cosmos | Kusuri no Aoki | Kawachi | Genky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | ◎5.0% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.0% | 1.1% | ◎3.6% |
| ROE | — | — | 2.8% | ◎13.7% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥184M | ◎¥9.0B | ¥111M | — |
| Metric | Cosmos | Kusuri no Aoki | Kawachi | Genky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.7% | ◎+13.0% | −1.2% | +9.9% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +4.8% | +1.9% | −9.1% | ◎+13.7% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.6% | ◎+13.1% | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.2% | ◎+12.9% | +0.2% | +10.6% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.5% | ◎+18.1% | −24.8% | +9.2% |
| Metric | Cosmos | Kusuri no Aoki | Kawachi | Genky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −12.6% | +16.5% | ◎+42.8% | −27.7% |
| Share price, 3 months | −12.3% | +4.3% | ◎+21.5% | −9.9% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | 29.0x | 13.1x |
| Equity ratio | — | — | ◎58.1% | 42.2% |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,032 | ¥4,373 | ¥4,150 | ¥3,395 |
◎ 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 | Cosmos | Kusuri no Aoki | Kawachi | Genky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.10M | ¥5.36M | ◎¥5.56M | — |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥255,000 | ¥245,000 | ¥230,440 | — |
| Average tenure | 7.4 yrs | 9.6 yrs | ◎13.8 yrs | — |
| Average age | 32.1 | 35.6 | 37.0 | — |
| Employees | 5,977 | 63 | 2,564 | — |
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)
¥6,032-12.6% (1Y)
Cosmos -12.6% over 1Y. Compared: Kusuri no Aoki +16.5%, Kawachi +42.8%, Genky -27.7%.
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.
Kusuri no Aoki6 segments
Kawachi1 segments
Genky1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kawachi ¥5.56M, Kusuri no Aoki ¥5.36M, Cosmos ¥5.10M. Kawachi pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Cosmos 32.1, Kusuri no Aoki 35.6, Kawachi 37.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Cosmos ¥1.1T, Kusuri no Aoki ¥566.9B, Kawachi ¥284.5B, Genky ¥220.6B. Cosmos is the largest by revenue at ¥1.1T, followed by Kusuri no Aoki (¥566.9B), Kawachi (¥284.5B) and Genky (¥220.6B).
AOperating margins: Genky 5.0%, Kusuri no Aoki 4.8%, Cosmos 3.9%, Kawachi 2.4%. Genky turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kawachi +42.8%, Kusuri no Aoki +16.5%, Cosmos −12.6%, Genky −27.7%. Kawachi 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.
