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Company comparison · Commercial TV Broadcasters
Fuji Media is the largest by revenue at ¥551.9B, followed by Nippon TV (¥484.4B), TBS (¥424.9B) and TV Asahi (¥339.5B).
Nippon TV has the highest operating margin at 14.3%, 15.9 points above the lowest, Fuji Media (-1.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon TV +4.9%, TV Asahi +4.8%, TBS +4.5%, Fuji Media +0.2%. For next year, TBS guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.1%).
Fuji Media pays the most on average (¥15.8M), ¥2.49M more than TBS (¥13.3M).
Over the past year the shares moved Fuji Media +18.5%, TBS +16.9%, TV Asahi +10.0%, Nippon TV −16.4%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Nippon TV aheadFuji Media 1 : Nippon TV 2 : TBS 0 : TV Asahi 0
Revenue: Fuji Media ¥551.9B / Nippon TV ¥484.4B / TBS ¥424.9B / TV Asahi ¥339.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenFuji Media 1 : Nippon TV 1 : TBS 1 : TV Asahi 1
Operating margin: Fuji Media −1.6% / Nippon TV 14.3% / TBS 5.8% / TV Asahi 7.7%
GrowthInvestors
EvenFuji Media 1 : Nippon TV 1 : TBS 1 : TV Asahi 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Fuji Media +0.2% / Nippon TV +4.9% / TBS +4.5% / TV Asahi +4.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
TV Asahi aheadFuji Media 1 : Nippon TV 0 : TBS 0 : TV Asahi 2
Share price, 1 year: Fuji Media +18.5% / Nippon TV −16.4% / TBS +16.9% / TV Asahi +10.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Fuji Media aheadFuji Media 2 : Nippon TV 0 : TBS 0 : TV Asahi 0
Average salary: Fuji Media ¥15.8M / Nippon TV ¥14.0M / TBS ¥13.3M
| Metric | Fuji Media | Nippon TV | TBS | TV Asahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥551.9B | ¥484.4B | ¥424.9B | ¥339.5B |
| Operating profit | −¥8.8B | ◎¥69.3B | ¥24.8B | ¥26.2B |
| Net income | ¥6.5B | ◎¥56.8B | ¥52.2B | ¥29.7B |
| Metric | Fuji Media | Nippon TV | TBS | TV Asahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −1.6% | ◎14.3% | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 11.7% | ◎12.3% | 8.7% |
| ROE | 1.0% | 5.8% | 5.1% | ◎6.5% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥4.5B | ¥2.1B | ¥1.6B | — |
| Metric | Fuji Media | Nippon TV | TBS | TV Asahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.2% | ◎+4.9% | +4.5% | +4.8% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +26.2% | +27.1% | ◎+32.9% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+13.4% | +10.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | −29.3% | ◎+5.1% | −23.6% |
| Metric | Fuji Media | Nippon TV | TBS | TV Asahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+18.5% | −16.4% | +16.9% | +10.0% |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.7% | +3.0% | −1.1% | ◎+4.9% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 121.7x | 13.6x | 18.5x | 11.6x |
| Equity ratio | 38.3% | 80.4% | 69.7% | ◎80.5% |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,998 | ¥3,095 | ¥6,145 | ¥3,400 |
◎ 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 | Fuji Media | Nippon TV | TBS | TV Asahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥15.8M | ¥14.0M | ¥13.3M | — |
| Average tenure | ◎23.3 yrs | 17.0 yrs | 14.0 yrs | — |
| Average age | 50.5 | 48.6 | 45.6 | — |
| Employees | 122 | 235 | 269 | — |
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)
¥3,998+18.5% (1Y)
Fuji Media +18.5% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon TV -16.4%, TBS +16.9%, TV Asahi +10.0%.
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.
Fuji Media3 segments
Nippon TV3 segments
TBS3 segments
TV Asahi4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Fuji Media ¥15.8M, Nippon TV ¥14.0M, TBS ¥13.3M. Fuji Media pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Fuji Media 50.5, Nippon TV 48.6, TBS 45.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Fuji Media ¥551.9B, Nippon TV ¥484.4B, TBS ¥424.9B, TV Asahi ¥339.5B. Fuji Media is the largest by revenue at ¥551.9B, followed by Nippon TV (¥484.4B), TBS (¥424.9B) and TV Asahi (¥339.5B).
AOperating margins: Nippon TV 14.3%, TV Asahi 7.7%, TBS 5.8%, Fuji Media -1.6%. Nippon TV turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Fuji Media +18.5%, TBS +16.9%, TV Asahi +10.0%, Nippon TV −16.4%. Fuji Media 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.
