Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Supermarkets & Food Distribution
Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥881.3B — 1.9x Heiwado's ¥456.0B.
Operating margins are level: Life 3.0%, Heiwado 2.9%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Life +3.6%, Heiwado +2.5%. For next year, Heiwado guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+7.4%).
Heiwado pays more on average — ¥6.04M against ¥5.57M at Life.
Over the past year the shares moved Life +3.0%, Heiwado −6.6%.
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
Life aheadLife 3 : Heiwado 0
Revenue: Life ¥881.3B / Heiwado ¥456.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Life aheadLife 2 : Heiwado 1
Operating margin: Life 3.0% / Heiwado 2.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenLife 2 : Heiwado 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Life +3.6% / Heiwado +2.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Life aheadLife 2 : Heiwado 0
Share price, 1 year: Life +3.0% / Heiwado −6.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Heiwado aheadLife 1 : Heiwado 2
Average salary: Life ¥5.57M / Heiwado ¥6.04M
| Metric | Life | Heiwado | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥881.3B | ¥456.0B | 1.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥26.0B | ¥13.3B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥18.8B | ¥9.4B | 2.0x |
| Metric | Life | Heiwado | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎3.0% | 2.9% | 0.0pt |
| Net margin | ◎2.1% | 2.1% | 0.1pt |
| ROE | — | 4.9% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥119M | ◎¥126M | 1.1x |
| Metric | Life | Heiwado | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+3.6% | +2.5% | 1.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+2.9% | −0.4% | 3.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +3.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.7% | ◎+4.8% | 0.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +3.8% | ◎+7.4% | 3.6pt |
| Metric | Life | Heiwado | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+3.0% | −6.6% | 9.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−5.1% | −5.4% | 0.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 13.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 63.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,470 | ¥2,597 |
◎ 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 | Life | Heiwado | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.57M | ◎¥6.04M | ¥0.47M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥253,000 | ¥240,000 | ¥13,000 |
| Average tenure | 15.5 yrs | ◎18.9 yrs | 3.4 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 43.0 | 2.0 |
| Employees | 7,385 | 3,611 | 2.0x |
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)
¥2,470+3.0% (1Y)
Life +3.0% over 1Y. Compared: Heiwado -6.6%.
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.
Life2 segments
Heiwado3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Heiwado ¥6.04M, Life ¥5.57M. Heiwado pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Life 41.0, Heiwado 43.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Life ¥881.3B, Heiwado ¥456.0B. Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥881.3B — 1.9x Heiwado's ¥456.0B.
AOperating margins: Life 3.0%, Heiwado 2.9%. Life turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Life +3.0%, Heiwado −6.6%. Life 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.
