Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Connectors & Circuit Boards
JAE (¥227.9B) and Hirose (¥211.3B) are about the same size by revenue.
Hirose earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 20.4% — 16.4 points above JAE (3.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Hirose +11.5%, JAE +2.8%. For next year, Hirose guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+7.0%).
Hirose pays more on average — ¥8.08M against ¥7.27M at JAE.
Over the past year the shares moved Hirose +18.2%, JAE −10.6%.
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
Hirose aheadJAE 1 : Hirose 2
Revenue: JAE ¥227.9B / Hirose ¥211.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Hirose aheadJAE 0 : Hirose 3
Operating margin: JAE 3.9% / Hirose 20.4%
GrowthInvestors
Hirose aheadJAE 0 : Hirose 4
Revenue growth (YoY): JAE +2.8% / Hirose +11.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenJAE 1 : Hirose 1
Share price, 1 year: JAE −10.6% / Hirose +18.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
JAE aheadJAE 2 : Hirose 1
Average salary: JAE ¥7.27M / Hirose ¥8.08M
| Metric | JAE | Hirose | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥227.9B | ¥211.3B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥8.9B | ◎¥43.0B | 4.8x |
| Net income | ¥7.1B | ◎¥33.1B | 4.7x |
| Metric | JAE | Hirose | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | ◎20.4% | 16.4pt |
| Net margin | 3.1% | ◎15.7% | 12.6pt |
| ROE | 5.1% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥148M | ◎¥209M | 1.4x |
| Metric | JAE | Hirose | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.8% | ◎+11.5% | 8.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −42.8% | ◎+0.8% | 43.6pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +9.6% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.3% | ◎+8.9% | 3.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +6.3% | ◎+7.0% | 0.7pt |
| Metric | JAE | Hirose | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −10.6% | ◎+18.2% | 28.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.5% | −9.2% | 12.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 23.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 62.2% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,485 | ¥23,625 |
◎ 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 | JAE | Hirose | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.27M | ◎¥8.08M | ¥0.81M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥284,000 | ¥275,000 | ¥9,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.3 yrs | 13.6 yrs | 2.7 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 40.8 | 0.5 |
| Employees | 1,539 | 1,012 | 1.5x |
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)
¥2,485-10.6% (1Y)
JAE -10.6% over 1Y. Compared: Hirose +18.2%.
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.
JAE4 segments
Hirose3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Hirose ¥8.08M, JAE ¥7.27M. Hirose pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (JAE 41.3, Hirose 40.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: JAE ¥227.9B, Hirose ¥211.3B. JAE (¥227.9B) and Hirose (¥211.3B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Hirose 20.4%, JAE 3.9%. Hirose turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Hirose +18.2%, JAE −10.6%. Hirose 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.
