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Company comparison · Cybersecurity
IIJ is the largest by revenue at ¥345.4B, followed by Trend Micro (¥276.0B), TechMatrix (¥71.7B) and Digital Arts (¥10.8B).
Digital Arts has the highest operating margin at 44.2%, 34.1 points above the lowest, IIJ (10.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: TechMatrix +10.6%, IIJ +9.0%, Digital Arts +8.5%, Trend Micro +1.2%. For next year, Digital Arts guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+12.7%).
Trend Micro pays the most on average (¥9.00M), ¥2.01M more than Digital Arts (¥6.99M).
Over the past year the shares moved TechMatrix +59.1%, IIJ +31.1%, Trend Micro −4.8%, Digital Arts −25.7%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
Trend Micro aheadIIJ 1 : Trend Micro 2 : TechMatrix 0 : Digital Arts 0
Revenue: IIJ ¥345.4B / Trend Micro ¥276.0B / TechMatrix ¥71.7B / Digital Arts ¥10.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Digital Arts aheadIIJ 0 : Trend Micro 1 : TechMatrix 1 : Digital Arts 2
Operating margin: IIJ 10.1% / Trend Micro 20.9% / TechMatrix 10.8% / Digital Arts 44.2%
GrowthInvestors
TechMatrix aheadIIJ 1 : Trend Micro 1 : TechMatrix 2 : Digital Arts 1
Revenue growth (YoY): IIJ +9.0% / Trend Micro +1.2% / TechMatrix +10.6% / Digital Arts +8.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
TechMatrix aheadIIJ 0 : Trend Micro 0 : TechMatrix 2 : Digital Arts 1
Share price, 1 year: IIJ +31.1% / Trend Micro −4.8% / TechMatrix +59.1% / Digital Arts −25.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Trend Micro aheadIIJ 0 : Trend Micro 3 : TechMatrix 0 : Digital Arts 0
Average salary: IIJ ¥7.47M / Trend Micro ¥9.00M / TechMatrix ¥8.46M / Digital Arts ¥6.99M
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | TechMatrix | Digital Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥345.4B | ¥276.0B | ¥71.7B | ¥10.8B |
| Operating profit | ¥34.8B | ◎¥57.8B | ¥7.8B | ¥4.8B |
| Net income | ¥24.2B | ◎¥34.5B | ¥5.2B | ¥3.4B |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | TechMatrix | Digital Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 20.9% | 10.8% | ◎44.2% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 12.5% | 7.2% | ◎31.6% |
| ROE | — | — | ◎20.5% | 19.2% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥109M | ◎¥348M | ¥108M | ¥39M |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | TechMatrix | Digital Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.0% | +1.2% | ◎+10.6% | +8.5% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +15.7% | ◎+20.1% | +16.5% | +5.1% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+10.2% | +9.7% | — | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +11.5% | +9.2% | ◎+14.0% | +10.8% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +10.5% | −2.4% | +5.7% | ◎+12.7% |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | TechMatrix | Digital Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +31.1% | −4.8% | ◎+59.1% | −25.7% |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | +8.4% | ◎+58.8% | +32.5% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 27.9x | 25.8x | 21.5x |
| Equity ratio | — | 31.1% | 26.9% | ◎66.2% |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,544 | ¥7,311 | ¥3,320 | ¥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 | Trend Micro | TechMatrix | Digital Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.47M | ◎¥9.00M | ¥8.46M | ¥6.99M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥280,000 | ◎¥358,400 | ¥250,000 | ¥270,000 |
| Average tenure | 9.3 yrs | ◎9.4 yrs | 8.5 yrs | 7.1 yrs |
| Average age | 37.5 | 40.3 | 38.0 | 34.9 |
| Employees | 3,174 | 793 | 666 | 279 |
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: Trend Micro -4.8%, TechMatrix +59.1%, 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
Trend Micro4 segments
TechMatrix3 segments
Digital Arts1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Trend Micro ¥9.00M, TechMatrix ¥8.46M, IIJ ¥7.47M, Digital Arts ¥6.99M. Trend Micro pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (IIJ 37.5, Trend Micro 40.3, TechMatrix 38.0, Digital Arts 34.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: IIJ ¥345.4B, Trend Micro ¥276.0B, TechMatrix ¥71.7B, Digital Arts ¥10.8B. IIJ is the largest by revenue at ¥345.4B, followed by Trend Micro (¥276.0B), TechMatrix (¥71.7B) and Digital Arts (¥10.8B).
AOperating margins: Digital Arts 44.2%, Trend Micro 20.9%, TechMatrix 10.8%, 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): TechMatrix +59.1%, IIJ +31.1%, Trend Micro −4.8%, Digital Arts −25.7%. TechMatrix has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
