Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Supermarkets & Food Distribution
Kobe Bussan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥551.7B — 1.1x Create SD's ¥497.1B.
Kobe Bussan earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.2% — 2.4 points above Create SD (4.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Create SD +8.8%, Kobe Bussan +8.6%. For next year, Kobe Bussan guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+7.8%).
Over the past year the shares moved Create SD +0.2%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%.
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
Kobe Bussan aheadKobe Bussan 3 : Create SD 0
Revenue: Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B / Create SD ¥497.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadKobe Bussan 2 : Create SD 0
Operating margin: Kobe Bussan 7.2% / Create SD 4.8%
GrowthInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadKobe Bussan 3 : Create SD 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kobe Bussan +8.6% / Create SD +8.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenKobe Bussan 1 : Create SD 1
Share price, 1 year: Kobe Bussan −20.3% / Create SD +0.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Create SD aheadKobe Bussan 0 : Create SD 2
Starting salary (monthly): Kobe Bussan ¥205,000 / Create SD ¥245,000
| Metric | Kobe Bussan | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥551.7B | ¥497.1B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥39.9B | ¥24.0B | 1.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥31.9B | ¥17.0B | 1.9x |
| Metric | Kobe Bussan | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.2% | 4.8% | 2.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.8% | 3.4% | 2.4pt |
| ROE | 22.2% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥904M | — |
| Metric | Kobe Bussan | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.6% | ◎+8.8% | 0.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+16.1% | +5.9% | 10.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | ◎+11.1% | +8.0% | 3.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.7% | ◎+8.8% | 6.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+7.8% | +5.5% | 2.3pt |
| Metric | Kobe Bussan | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −20.3% | ◎+0.2% | 20.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+2.6% | −9.3% | 11.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 20.4x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 62.0% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,933 | ¥3,170 |
◎ 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 | Kobe Bussan | Create SD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.30M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥205,000 | ◎¥245,000 | ¥40,000 |
| Average tenure | 7.9 yrs | ◎22.6 yrs | 14.7 |
| Average age | 38.5 | 50.4 | 11.9 |
| Employees | 610 | 10 | 61.0x |
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)
¥2,933-20.3% (1Y)
Kobe Bussan -20.3% over 1Y. Compared: Create SD +0.2%.
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.
Kobe Bussan3 segments
Create SD3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B, Create SD ¥497.1B. Kobe Bussan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥551.7B — 1.1x Create SD's ¥497.1B.
AOperating margins: Kobe Bussan 7.2%, Create SD 4.8%. Kobe Bussan turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Create SD +0.2%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%. Create SD 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.
