Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Daiwa is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 45.5x IwaiCosmo's ¥32.3B.
IwaiCosmo earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 40.3% — 26.2 points above Daiwa (14.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: IwaiCosmo +25.3%, Daiwa +7.0%.
Over the past year the shares moved Daiwa +44.4%, IwaiCosmo +35.5%.
Head-to-head wins9 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
Daiwa aheadDaiwa 3 : IwaiCosmo 0
Revenue: Daiwa ¥1.5T / IwaiCosmo ¥32.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
IwaiCosmo aheadDaiwa 0 : IwaiCosmo 2
Operating margin: Daiwa 14.1% / IwaiCosmo 40.3%
GrowthInvestors
IwaiCosmo aheadDaiwa 0 : IwaiCosmo 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Daiwa +7.0% / IwaiCosmo +25.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Daiwa aheadDaiwa 2 : IwaiCosmo 0
Share price, 1 year: Daiwa +44.4% / IwaiCosmo +35.5%
| Metric | Daiwa | IwaiCosmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥32.3B | 45.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥207.3B | ¥13.0B | 15.9x |
| Net income | ◎¥175.3B | ¥10.4B | 16.8x |
| Metric | Daiwa | IwaiCosmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | ◎40.3% | 26.2pt |
| Net margin | 11.9% | ◎32.4% | 20.4pt |
| ROE | — | 14.7% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥3.0B | — |
| Metric | Daiwa | IwaiCosmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.0% | ◎+25.3% | 18.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +24.3% | ◎+50.4% | 26.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +20.6% | — |
| Metric | Daiwa | IwaiCosmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+44.4% | +35.5% | 8.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−5.2% | −6.9% | 1.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 8.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 34.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,698.5 | ¥3,795 |
◎ 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 | Daiwa | IwaiCosmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥16.3M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥290,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | 13.7 yrs | — | |
| Average age | 40.9 | — | |
| Employees | 494 | — |
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)
¥1,698.5+44.4% (1Y)
Daiwa +44.4% over 1Y. Compared: IwaiCosmo +35.5%.
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.
Daiwa3 segments
IwaiCosmo3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Daiwa ¥1.5T, IwaiCosmo ¥32.3B. Daiwa is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 45.5x IwaiCosmo's ¥32.3B.
AOperating margins: IwaiCosmo 40.3%, Daiwa 14.1%. IwaiCosmo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Daiwa +44.4%, IwaiCosmo +35.5%. Daiwa has risen the most.


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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.