Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Drugstore Chains
Cosmos (¥1.1T) and Sugi HD (¥1.0T) are about the same size by revenue.
Sugi HD earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.8% — 1.0 points above Cosmos (3.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sugi HD +15.1%, Cosmos +8.7%. For next year, Sugi HD guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.2%).
Over the past year the shares moved Cosmos −12.6%, Sugi HD −20.6%.
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
Sugi HD aheadCosmos 1 : Sugi HD 2
Revenue: Cosmos ¥1.1T / Sugi HD ¥1.0T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sugi HD aheadCosmos 0 : Sugi HD 2
Operating margin: Cosmos 3.9% / Sugi HD 4.8%
GrowthInvestors
Sugi HD aheadCosmos 1 : Sugi HD 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Cosmos +8.7% / Sugi HD +15.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenCosmos 1 : Sugi HD 1
Share price, 1 year: Cosmos −12.6% / Sugi HD −20.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenCosmos 1 : Sugi HD 1
Starting salary (monthly): Cosmos ¥255,000 / Sugi HD ¥228,000
| Metric | Cosmos | Sugi HD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.1T | ¥1.0T | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥42.4B | ◎¥48.6B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥32.0B | ◎¥45.0B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Cosmos | Sugi HD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | ◎4.8% | 1.0pt |
| Net margin | 2.9% | ◎4.5% | 1.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥184M | — |
| Metric | Cosmos | Sugi HD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.7% | ◎+15.1% | 6.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +4.8% | ◎+14.1% | 9.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +8.6% | ◎+10.9% | 2.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.2% | +8.1% | 0.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.5% | ◎+11.2% | 9.7pt |
| Metric | Cosmos | Sugi HD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−12.6% | −20.6% | 8.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −12.3% | ◎−12.2% | 0.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,032 | ¥1,304.5 |
◎ 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 | Sugi HD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.10M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥255,000 | ¥228,000 | ¥27,000 |
| Average tenure | 7.4 yrs | ◎8.5 yrs | 1.1 |
| Average age | 32.1 | 46.0 | 13.9 |
| Employees | 5,977 | 44 | 135.8x |
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: Sugi HD -20.6%.
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.
ARevenue in the latest results: Cosmos ¥1.1T, Sugi HD ¥1.0T. Cosmos (¥1.1T) and Sugi HD (¥1.0T) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Sugi HD 4.8%, Cosmos 3.9%. Sugi HD turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Cosmos −12.6%, Sugi HD −20.6%. Cosmos 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.
