Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Nippon Express is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.6T — 2.3x Hankyu Hanshin's ¥1.1T.
Hankyu Hanshin earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.0% — 8.0 points above Nippon Express (2.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Hankyu Hanshin +11.0%, Nippon Express −0.1%. For next year, Nippon Express guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+94.2%).
Hankyu Hanshin pays more on average — ¥9.00M against ¥8.91M at Nippon Express.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Express +82.9%, Hankyu Hanshin +4.9%.
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
Hankyu Hanshin aheadNippon Express 1 : Hankyu Hanshin 2
Revenue: Nippon Express ¥2.6T / Hankyu Hanshin ¥1.1T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Hankyu Hanshin aheadNippon Express 1 : Hankyu Hanshin 3
Operating margin: Nippon Express 2.0% / Hankyu Hanshin 10.0%
GrowthInvestors
Hankyu Hanshin aheadNippon Express 1 : Hankyu Hanshin 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Express −0.1% / Hankyu Hanshin +11.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Express aheadNippon Express 3 : Hankyu Hanshin 0
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Express +82.9% / Hankyu Hanshin +4.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNippon Express 1 : Hankyu Hanshin 1
Average salary: Nippon Express ¥8.91M / Hankyu Hanshin ¥9.00M
| Metric | Nippon Express | Hankyu Hanshin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.6T | ¥1.1T | 2.3x |
| Operating profit | ¥51.5B | ◎¥110.9B | 2.2x |
| Net income | ¥2.7B | ◎¥67.4B | 25.0x |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Hankyu Hanshin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | ◎10.0% | 8.0pt |
| Net margin | 0.1% | ◎6.1% | 6.0pt |
| ROE | 3.8% | ◎6.7% | 2.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥9.0B | ¥4.8B | 1.9x |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Hankyu Hanshin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −0.1% | ◎+11.0% | 11.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +4.9% | +4.9% | 0.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 2 years | −0.8% | ◎+18.1% | 18.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.9% | ◎+7.5% | 2.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+94.2% | +5.0% | 89.3pt |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Hankyu Hanshin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+82.9% | +4.9% | 77.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+12.7% | −10.2% | 22.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 16.0x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎35.2% | 34.5% | 0.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,939 | ¥4,500 |
◎ 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 | Nippon Express | Hankyu Hanshin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.91M | ◎¥9.00M | ¥0.09M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥375,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎22.3 yrs | 18.3 yrs | 4.0 |
| Average age | 47.7 | 42.9 | 4.8 |
| Employees | 286 | 229 | 1.2x |
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)
¥5,939+82.9% (1Y)
Nippon Express +82.9% over 1Y. Compared: Hankyu Hanshin +4.9%.
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.
Nippon Express8 segments
Hankyu Hanshin6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Hankyu Hanshin ¥9.00M, Nippon Express ¥8.91M. Hankyu Hanshin pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Express 47.7, Hankyu Hanshin 42.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Express ¥2.6T, Hankyu Hanshin ¥1.1T. Nippon Express is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.6T — 2.3x Hankyu Hanshin's ¥1.1T.
AOperating margins: Hankyu Hanshin 10.0%, Nippon Express 2.0%. Hankyu Hanshin turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Express +82.9%, Hankyu Hanshin +4.9%. Nippon Express 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.
