Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Precision & Medical Equipment
HOYA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥947.7B — 16.0x Japan Lifeline's ¥59.2B.
HOYA earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 34.6% — 13.3 points above Japan Lifeline (21.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: HOYA +9.4%, Japan Lifeline +4.6%.
Japan Lifeline pays more on average — ¥9.56M against ¥9.24M at HOYA.
Over the past year the shares moved HOYA +9.9%, Japan Lifeline +9.4%.
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
HOYA aheadHOYA 3 : Japan Lifeline 0
Revenue: HOYA ¥947.7B / Japan Lifeline ¥59.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
HOYA aheadHOYA 3 : Japan Lifeline 0
Operating margin: HOYA 34.6% / Japan Lifeline 21.3%
GrowthInvestors
HOYA aheadHOYA 2 : Japan Lifeline 0
Revenue growth (YoY): HOYA +9.4% / Japan Lifeline +4.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
HOYA aheadHOYA 2 : Japan Lifeline 0
Share price, 1 year: HOYA +9.9% / Japan Lifeline +9.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Japan Lifeline aheadHOYA 1 : Japan Lifeline 2
Average salary: HOYA ¥9.24M / Japan Lifeline ¥9.56M
| Metric | HOYA | Japan Lifeline | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥947.7B | ¥59.2B | 16.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥327.7B | ¥12.6B | 26.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥253.1B | ¥9.3B | 27.1x |
| Metric | HOYA | Japan Lifeline | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎34.6% | 21.3% | 13.3pt |
| Net margin | ◎26.7% | 15.8% | 10.9pt |
| ROE | — | 14.9% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥301M | ¥55M | 5.5x |
| Metric | HOYA | Japan Lifeline | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.4% | +4.6% | 4.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+26.0% | +2.3% | 23.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +6.8% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | −15.1% |
| Metric | HOYA | Japan Lifeline | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+9.9% | +9.4% | 0.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.9% | +9.5% | 0.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 11.9x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 82.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥26,210 | ¥1,590 |
◎ 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 | HOYA | Japan Lifeline | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.24M | ◎¥9.56M | ¥0.32M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥249,000 | ◎¥314,742 | ¥65,742 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 10.2 yrs | 9.1 |
| Average age | 47.8 | 42.1 | 5.7 |
| Employees | 3,149 | 1,085 | 2.9x |
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)
¥26,210+9.9% (1Y)
HOYA +9.9% over 1Y. Compared: Japan Lifeline +9.4%.
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.
HOYA2 segments
Japan Lifeline5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Japan Lifeline ¥9.56M, HOYA ¥9.24M. Japan Lifeline pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (HOYA 47.8, Japan Lifeline 42.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: HOYA ¥947.7B, Japan Lifeline ¥59.2B. HOYA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥947.7B — 16.0x Japan Lifeline's ¥59.2B.
AOperating margins: HOYA 34.6%, Japan Lifeline 21.3%. HOYA turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): HOYA +9.9%, Japan Lifeline +9.4%. HOYA 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.
