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Company comparison · Advertising & Digital Media
Dentsu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.4T — 1.7x Hakuhodo DY's ¥861.0B.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Dentsu +1.7%, Hakuhodo DY −9.7%.
Dentsu pays more on average — ¥15.1M against ¥11.7M at Hakuhodo DY.
Over the past year the shares moved Hakuhodo DY +26.3%, Dentsu +23.3%.
Head-to-head wins10 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
EvenDentsu 1 : Hakuhodo DY 1
Revenue: Dentsu ¥1.4T / Hakuhodo DY ¥861.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenDentsu 1 : Hakuhodo DY 1
Net margin: Dentsu −22.8% / Hakuhodo DY 1.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenDentsu 1 : Hakuhodo DY 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Dentsu +1.7% / Hakuhodo DY −9.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Hakuhodo DY aheadDentsu 0 : Hakuhodo DY 2
Share price, 1 year: Dentsu +23.3% / Hakuhodo DY +26.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Dentsu aheadDentsu 2 : Hakuhodo DY 0
Average salary: Dentsu ¥15.1M / Hakuhodo DY ¥11.7M
| Metric | Dentsu | Hakuhodo DY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.4T | ¥861.0B | 1.7x |
| Operating profit | — | ¥44.7B | |
| Net income | −¥327.6B | ◎¥16.8B |
| Metric | Dentsu | Hakuhodo DY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | −22.8% | ◎1.9% | 24.8pt |
| ROE | — | 4.3% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥11.0B | ¥6.0B | 1.8x |
| Metric | Dentsu | Hakuhodo DY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+1.7% | −9.7% | 11.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +18.9% | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +7.2% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.9% | ◎+5.7% | 1.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +4.5% |
| Metric | Dentsu | Hakuhodo DY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +23.3% | ◎+26.3% | 3.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +0.7% | ◎+2.2% | 1.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 30.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 37.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,789 | ¥1,405.5 |
◎ 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 | Dentsu | Hakuhodo DY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥15.1M | ¥11.7M | ¥3.39M |
| Average tenure | ◎14.1 yrs | 13.0 yrs | 1.1 |
| Average age | 44.9 | 42.5 | 2.4 |
| Employees | 131 | 144 | 1.1x |
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)
¥3,789+23.3% (1Y)
Dentsu +23.3% over 1Y. Compared: Hakuhodo DY +26.3%.
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.
Dentsu4 segments
Hakuhodo DY2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Dentsu ¥15.1M, Hakuhodo DY ¥11.7M. Dentsu pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Dentsu 44.9, Hakuhodo DY 42.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Dentsu ¥1.4T, Hakuhodo DY ¥861.0B. Dentsu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.4T — 1.7x Hakuhodo DY's ¥861.0B.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Hakuhodo DY +26.3%, Dentsu +23.3%. Hakuhodo DY 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.
