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Company comparison · Cybersecurity
IIJ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥345.4B — 31.9x Digital Arts's ¥10.8B.
Digital Arts earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 44.2% — 34.1 points above IIJ (10.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: IIJ +9.0%, Digital Arts +8.5%. For next year, Digital Arts guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+12.7%).
IIJ pays more on average — ¥7.47M against ¥6.99M at Digital Arts.
Over the past year the shares moved IIJ +31.1%, Digital Arts −25.7%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
IIJ aheadIIJ 3 : Digital Arts 0
Revenue: IIJ ¥345.4B / Digital Arts ¥10.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Digital Arts aheadIIJ 1 : Digital Arts 2
Operating margin: IIJ 10.1% / Digital Arts 44.2%
GrowthInvestors
IIJ aheadIIJ 3 : Digital Arts 1
Revenue growth (YoY): IIJ +9.0% / Digital Arts +8.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenIIJ 1 : Digital Arts 1
Share price, 1 year: IIJ +31.1% / Digital Arts −25.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
IIJ aheadIIJ 3 : Digital Arts 0
Average salary: IIJ ¥7.47M / Digital Arts ¥6.99M
| Metric | IIJ | Digital Arts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥345.4B | ¥10.8B | 31.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥34.8B | ¥4.8B | 7.3x |
| Net income | ◎¥24.2B | ¥3.4B | 7.1x |
| Metric | IIJ | Digital Arts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | ◎44.2% | 34.1pt |
| Net margin | 7.0% | ◎31.6% | 24.6pt |
| ROE | — | 19.2% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥109M | ¥39M | 2.8x |
| Metric | IIJ | Digital Arts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.0% | +8.5% | 0.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+15.7% | +5.1% | 10.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +10.2% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.5% | +10.8% | 0.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +10.5% | ◎+12.7% | 2.2pt |
| Metric | IIJ | Digital Arts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.1% | −25.7% | 56.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | ◎+32.5% | 33.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 21.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 66.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,544 | ¥5,440 |
◎ 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 | IIJ | Digital Arts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.47M | ¥6.99M | ¥0.48M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥270,000 | ¥10,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎9.3 yrs | 7.1 yrs | 2.2 |
| Average age | 37.5 | 34.9 | 2.6 |
| Employees | 3,174 | 279 | 11.4x |
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)
¥3,544+31.1% (1Y)
IIJ +31.1% over 1Y. Compared: Digital Arts -25.7%.
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.
IIJ2 segments
Digital Arts1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: IIJ ¥7.47M, Digital Arts ¥6.99M. IIJ pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (IIJ 37.5, Digital Arts 34.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: IIJ ¥345.4B, Digital Arts ¥10.8B. IIJ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥345.4B — 31.9x Digital Arts's ¥10.8B.
AOperating margins: Digital Arts 44.2%, IIJ 10.1%. Digital Arts turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): IIJ +31.1%, Digital Arts −25.7%. IIJ 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.
