Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Fast Retailing is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.0T — 7.6x Kohnan's ¥519.8B.
Fast Retailing earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 18.7% — 14.4 points above Kohnan (4.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Fast Retailing +16.6%, Kohnan +3.7%. For next year, Fast Retailing guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.7%).
Fast Retailing pays more on average — ¥12.5M against ¥5.37M at Kohnan.
Over the past year the shares moved Fast Retailing +35.8%, Kohnan +24.1%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
Fast Retailing aheadFast Retailing 3 : Kohnan 0
Revenue: Fast Retailing ¥4.0T / Kohnan ¥519.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Fast Retailing aheadFast Retailing 3 : Kohnan 0
Operating margin: Fast Retailing 18.7% / Kohnan 4.3%
GrowthInvestors
Fast Retailing aheadFast Retailing 4 : Kohnan 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Fast Retailing +16.6% / Kohnan +3.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenFast Retailing 1 : Kohnan 1
Share price, 1 year: Fast Retailing +35.8% / Kohnan +24.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenFast Retailing 1 : Kohnan 1
Average salary: Fast Retailing ¥12.5M / Kohnan ¥5.37M
| Metric | Fast Retailing | Kohnan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.0T | ¥519.8B | 7.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥743.1B | ¥22.4B | 33.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥542.5B | ¥12.3B | 44.2x |
| Metric | Fast Retailing | Kohnan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎18.7% | 4.3% | 14.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎13.7% | 2.4% | 11.3pt |
| ROE | — | 7.2% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.5B | ¥146M | 17.3x |
| Metric | Fast Retailing | Kohnan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+16.6% | +3.7% | 12.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+31.7% | −10.4% | 42.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +13.2% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+12.3% | +4.6% | 7.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.7% | +2.7% | 9.0pt |
| Metric | Fast Retailing | Kohnan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+35.8% | +24.1% | 11.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −4.0% | ◎+7.7% | 11.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.8x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 34.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥75,340 | ¥4,660 |
◎ 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 | Fast Retailing | Kohnan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥12.5M | ¥5.37M | ¥7.14M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥237,000 | |
| Average tenure | 5.7 yrs | ◎15.6 yrs | 9.9 |
| Average age | 38.4 | 41.6 | 3.2 |
| Employees | 1,572 | 3,567 | 2.3x |
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)
¥75,340+35.8% (1Y)
Fast Retailing +35.8% over 1Y. Compared: Kohnan +24.1%.
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.
Fast Retailing4 segments
Kohnan1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Fast Retailing ¥12.5M, Kohnan ¥5.37M. Fast Retailing pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Fast Retailing 38.4, Kohnan 41.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Fast Retailing ¥4.0T, Kohnan ¥519.8B. Fast Retailing is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.0T — 7.6x Kohnan's ¥519.8B.
AOperating margins: Fast Retailing 18.7%, Kohnan 4.3%. Fast Retailing turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Fast Retailing +35.8%, Kohnan +24.1%. Fast Retailing 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.
