Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
HIS is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥373.1B — 2.0x Round One's ¥189.5B.
Round One earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 15.2% — 12.1 points above HIS (3.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: HIS +8.7%, Round One +7.1%. For next year, HIS guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+20.4%).
Over the past year the shares moved Round One +19.6%, HIS −21.4%.
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
Round One aheadHIS 1 : Round One 2
Revenue: HIS ¥373.1B / Round One ¥189.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Round One aheadHIS 0 : Round One 2
Operating margin: HIS 3.1% / Round One 15.2%
GrowthInvestors
EvenHIS 2 : Round One 2
Revenue growth (YoY): HIS +8.7% / Round One +7.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Round One aheadHIS 0 : Round One 2
Share price, 1 year: HIS −21.4% / Round One +19.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenHIS 1 : Round One 1
Starting salary (monthly): HIS ¥235,000 / Round One ¥313,500
| Metric | HIS | Round One | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥373.1B | ¥189.5B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥11.6B | ◎¥28.8B | 2.5x |
| Net income | ¥4.7B | ◎¥16.6B | 3.5x |
| Metric | HIS | Round One | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | ◎15.2% | 12.1pt |
| Net margin | 1.3% | ◎8.8% | 7.5pt |
| ROE | 8.8% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥84M | — |
| Metric | HIS | Round One | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+8.7% | +7.1% | 1.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +7.1% | ◎+9.7% | 2.6pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +25.5% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +12.6% | ◎+15.6% | 3.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+20.4% | +14.9% | 5.5pt |
| Metric | HIS | Round One | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −21.4% | ◎+19.6% | 41.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.2% | ◎+2.6% | 5.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.4x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 17.4% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,033 | ¥1,280 |
◎ 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 | HIS | Round One | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.49M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥235,000 | ◎¥313,500 | ¥78,500 |
| Average tenure | ◎12.5 yrs | 11.5 yrs | 1.0 |
| Average age | 37.0 | 35.2 | 1.8 |
| Employees | 4,447 | 35 | 127.1x |
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)
¥1,033-21.4% (1Y)
HIS -21.4% over 1Y. Compared: Round One +19.6%.
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.
ARevenue in the latest results: HIS ¥373.1B, Round One ¥189.5B. HIS is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥373.1B — 2.0x Round One's ¥189.5B.
AOperating margins: Round One 15.2%, HIS 3.1%. Round One turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Round One +19.6%, HIS −21.4%. Round One 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.
