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Company comparison · Life Insurers
Dai-ichi Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥11.3T — 328.8x Lifenet's ¥34.4B.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Dai-ichi Life +14.5%, Lifenet +14.3%.
Dai-ichi Life pays more on average — ¥10.4M against ¥8.32M at Lifenet.
Over the past year the shares moved Dai-ichi Life +67.9%, Lifenet −21.3%.
Head-to-head wins11 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
Dai-ichi Life aheadDai-ichi Life 2 : Lifenet 0
Revenue: Dai-ichi Life ¥11.3T / Lifenet ¥34.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenDai-ichi Life 1 : Lifenet 1
Net margin: Dai-ichi Life 3.9% / Lifenet 23.4%
GrowthInvestors
EvenDai-ichi Life 1 : Lifenet 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Dai-ichi Life +14.5% / Lifenet +14.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Dai-ichi Life aheadDai-ichi Life 2 : Lifenet 0
Share price, 1 year: Dai-ichi Life +67.9% / Lifenet −21.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Dai-ichi Life aheadDai-ichi Life 3 : Lifenet 0
Average salary: Dai-ichi Life ¥10.4M / Lifenet ¥8.32M
| Metric | Dai-ichi Life | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥11.3T | ¥34.4B | 328.8x |
| Operating profit | ¥753.7B | — | |
| Net income | ◎¥436.6B | ¥8.0B | 54.3x |
| Metric | Dai-ichi Life | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | ◎23.4% | 19.5pt |
| ROE | — | 8.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥23.1B | ¥142M | 162.4x |
| Metric | Dai-ichi Life | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+14.5% | +14.3% | 0.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −0.3% | — | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −5.7% | ◎+9.0% | 14.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +15.3% | — |
| Metric | Dai-ichi Life | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+67.9% | −21.3% | 89.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−5.1% | −15.3% | 10.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.6x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 78.5% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,802 | ¥1,458 |
◎ 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 | Dai-ichi Life | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.4M | ¥8.32M | ¥2.12M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥335,560 | ¥300,000 | ¥35,560 |
| Average tenure | ◎11.6 yrs | 6.3 yrs | 5.3 |
| Average age | 39.1 | 41.8 | 2.7 |
| Employees | 490 | 242 | 2.0x |
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)
¥1,802+67.9% (1Y)
Dai-ichi Life +67.9% over 1Y. Compared: Lifenet -21.3%.
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.
Dai-ichi Life3 segments
Lifenet1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Dai-ichi Life ¥10.4M, Lifenet ¥8.32M. Dai-ichi Life pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Dai-ichi Life 39.1, Lifenet 41.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Dai-ichi Life ¥11.3T, Lifenet ¥34.4B. Dai-ichi Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥11.3T — 328.8x Lifenet's ¥34.4B.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Dai-ichi Life +67.9%, Lifenet −21.3%. Dai-ichi Life 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.
