Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Hikari Tsushin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥734.8B — 18.8x Vision's ¥39.0B.
Vision earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.6% — 0.7 points above Hikari Tsushin (15.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Vision +9.8%, Hikari Tsushin +7.0%. For next year, Vision guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.0%).
Over the past year the shares moved Hikari Tsushin −9.5%, Vision −18.8%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Hikari Tsushin aheadHikari Tsushin 3 : Vision 0
Revenue: Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B / Vision ¥39.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenHikari Tsushin 1 : Vision 1
Operating margin: Hikari Tsushin 15.9% / Vision 16.6%
GrowthInvestors
Vision aheadHikari Tsushin 0 : Vision 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Hikari Tsushin +7.0% / Vision +9.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenHikari Tsushin 1 : Vision 1
Share price, 1 year: Hikari Tsushin −9.5% / Vision −18.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenHikari Tsushin 1 : Vision 1
Starting salary (monthly): Hikari Tsushin ¥240,000 / Vision ¥250,500
| Metric | Hikari Tsushin | Vision | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥734.8B | ¥39.0B | 18.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥116.7B | ¥6.5B | 18.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥151.0B | ¥4.5B | 33.4x |
| Metric | Hikari Tsushin | Vision | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.9% | ◎16.6% | 0.7pt |
| Net margin | ◎20.6% | 11.6% | 9.0pt |
| ROE | — | 23.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | — | ¥72M |
| Metric | Hikari Tsushin | Vision | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.0% | ◎+9.8% | 2.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +11.1% | ◎+20.5% | 9.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.5% | ◎+7.7% | 2.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +11.4% | ◎+16.0% | 4.6pt |
| Metric | Hikari Tsushin | Vision | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−9.5% | −18.8% | 9.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −6.4% | ◎−5.0% | 1.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.6% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥37,300 | ¥987 |
◎ 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 | Hikari Tsushin | Vision | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | — | ¥5.58M | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥240,000 | ◎¥250,500 | ¥10,500 |
| Average tenure | ◎24.6 yrs | 8.1 yrs | 16.5 |
| Average age | 47.9 | 36.4 | 11.5 |
| Employees | 2 | 540 | 270.0x |
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)
¥37,300-9.5% (1Y)
Hikari Tsushin -9.5% over 1Y. Compared: Vision -18.8%.
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.
Hikari Tsushin3 segments
Vision4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Hikari Tsushin ¥734.8B, Vision ¥39.0B. Hikari Tsushin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥734.8B — 18.8x Vision's ¥39.0B.
AOperating margins: Vision 16.6%, Hikari Tsushin 15.9%. Vision turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Hikari Tsushin −9.5%, Vision −18.8%. Hikari Tsushin 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.
