Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
NTT is the largest by revenue at ¥13.7T, followed by SoftBank (¥7.8T), SoftBank (¥7.0T) and Hikari Tsushin (¥734.8B).
SoftBank has the highest operating margin at 78.7%, 66.6 points above the lowest, NTT (12.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SoftBank +7.7%, SoftBank +7.6%, Hikari Tsushin +7.0%. For next year, Hikari Tsushin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.4%).
SoftBank pays the most on average (¥13.6M), ¥5.14M more than SoftBank (¥8.49M).
Over the past year the shares moved NTT +8.9%, SoftBank +7.9%, Hikari Tsushin −9.5%, SoftBank −34.4%.
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
SoftBank aheadNTT 1 : SoftBank 2 : SoftBank 0 : Hikari Tsushin 0
Revenue: NTT ¥13.7T / SoftBank ¥7.8T / SoftBank ¥7.0T / Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
SoftBank aheadNTT 0 : SoftBank 3 : SoftBank 0 : Hikari Tsushin 0
Operating margin: NTT 12.0% / SoftBank 78.7% / SoftBank 14.8% / Hikari Tsushin 15.9%
GrowthInvestors
SoftBank aheadNTT 0 : SoftBank 3 : SoftBank 1 : Hikari Tsushin 1
Revenue growth (YoY): SoftBank +7.7% / SoftBank +7.6% / Hikari Tsushin +7.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
NTT aheadNTT 2 : SoftBank 0 : SoftBank 0 : Hikari Tsushin 0
Share price, 1 year: NTT +8.9% / SoftBank −34.4% / SoftBank +7.9% / Hikari Tsushin −9.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNTT 0 : SoftBank 1 : SoftBank 1 : Hikari Tsushin 1
Average salary: NTT ¥10.7M / SoftBank ¥13.6M / SoftBank ¥8.49M
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥13.7T | ¥7.8T | ¥7.0T | ¥734.8B |
| Operating profit | ¥1.6T | ◎¥6.1T | ¥1.0T | ¥116.7B |
| Net income | ¥1.0T | ◎¥5.0T | ¥550.8B | ¥151.0B |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | ◎78.7% | 14.8% | 15.9% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | ◎64.1% | 7.8% | 20.6% |
| ROE | 10.0% | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | ¥5.4B | ◎¥28.5B | ¥373M | — |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | — | ◎+7.7% | +7.6% | +7.0% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | ◎+259.9% | +5.4% | +11.1% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +3.5% | ◎+6.7% | +6.2% | +5.6% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | — | ◎+6.6% | +5.5% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | — | +5.5% | ◎+11.4% |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+8.9% | −34.4% | +7.9% | −9.5% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.0% | −3.1% | +0.9% | −6.4% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 14.5x | — | — | — |
| Equity ratio | 37.7% | — | — | — |
| Share price (close) | ¥173.3 | ¥4,481 | ¥234.2 | ¥37,300 |
◎ 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 | NTT | SoftBank | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥10.7M | ◎¥13.6M | ¥8.49M | — |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | — | ◎¥273,000 | ¥240,000 |
| Average tenure | 16.1 yrs | 10.1 yrs | 14.5 yrs | ◎24.6 yrs |
| Average age | 41.8 | 41.3 | 41.7 | 47.9 |
| Employees | 2,554 | 274 | 18,895 | 2 |
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)
¥173.3+8.9% (1Y)
NTT +8.9% over 1Y. Compared: SoftBank -34.4%, SoftBank +7.9%, Hikari Tsushin -9.5%.
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.
SoftBank2 segments
SoftBank5 segments
Hikari Tsushin3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: SoftBank ¥13.6M, NTT ¥10.7M, SoftBank ¥8.49M. SoftBank pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NTT 41.8, SoftBank 41.3, SoftBank 41.7, Hikari Tsushin 47.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: NTT ¥13.7T, SoftBank ¥7.8T, SoftBank ¥7.0T, Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B. NTT is the largest by revenue at ¥13.7T, followed by SoftBank (¥7.8T), SoftBank (¥7.0T) and Hikari Tsushin (¥734.8B).
AOperating margins: SoftBank 78.7%, Hikari Tsushin 15.9%, SoftBank 14.8%, NTT 12.0%. SoftBank turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): NTT +8.9%, SoftBank +7.9%, Hikari Tsushin −9.5%, SoftBank −34.4%. NTT 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.
