Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
SoftBank is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥7.0T — 9.6x Hikari Tsushin's ¥734.8B.
Hikari Tsushin earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 15.9% — 1.1 points above SoftBank (14.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SoftBank +7.6%, Hikari Tsushin +7.0%. For next year, Hikari Tsushin guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.4%).
Over the past year the shares moved SoftBank +7.9%, Hikari Tsushin −9.5%.
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
SoftBank aheadSoftBank 3 : Hikari Tsushin 0
Revenue: SoftBank ¥7.0T / Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Hikari Tsushin aheadSoftBank 0 : Hikari Tsushin 2
Operating margin: SoftBank 14.8% / Hikari Tsushin 15.9%
GrowthInvestors
SoftBank aheadSoftBank 3 : Hikari Tsushin 2
Revenue growth (YoY): SoftBank +7.6% / Hikari Tsushin +7.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SoftBank aheadSoftBank 2 : Hikari Tsushin 0
Share price, 1 year: SoftBank +7.9% / Hikari Tsushin −9.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenSoftBank 1 : Hikari Tsushin 1
Starting salary (monthly): SoftBank ¥273,000 / Hikari Tsushin ¥240,000
| Metric | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥7.0T | ¥734.8B | 9.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.0T | ¥116.7B | 8.9x |
| Net income | ◎¥550.8B | ¥151.0B | 3.6x |
| Metric | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.8% | ◎15.9% | 1.1pt |
| Net margin | 7.8% | ◎20.6% | 12.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥373M | — |
| Metric | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+7.6% | +7.0% | 0.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +5.4% | ◎+11.1% | 5.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+6.2% | +5.6% | 0.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.6% | +5.5% | 1.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +5.5% | ◎+11.4% | 5.9pt |
| Metric | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+7.9% | −9.5% | 17.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+0.9% | −6.4% | 7.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥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 | SoftBank | Hikari Tsushin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.49M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥273,000 | ¥240,000 | ¥33,000 |
| Average tenure | 14.5 yrs | ◎24.6 yrs | 10.1 |
| Average age | 41.7 | 47.9 | 6.2 |
| Employees | 18,895 | 2 | 9447.5x |
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)
¥234.2+7.9% (1Y)
SoftBank +7.9% over 1Y. Compared: 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.
SoftBank5 segments
Hikari Tsushin3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: SoftBank ¥7.0T, Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B. SoftBank is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥7.0T — 9.6x Hikari Tsushin's ¥734.8B.
AOperating margins: Hikari Tsushin 15.9%, SoftBank 14.8%. Hikari Tsushin turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SoftBank +7.9%, Hikari Tsushin −9.5%. SoftBank 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.
