Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Cybersecurity
IIJ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥345.4B — 1.3x Trend Micro's ¥276.0B.
Trend Micro earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 20.9% — 10.8 points above IIJ (10.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: IIJ +9.0%, Trend Micro +1.2%. For next year, IIJ guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Trend Micro pays more on average — ¥9.00M against ¥7.47M at IIJ.
Over the past year the shares moved IIJ +31.1%, Trend Micro −4.8%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Trend Micro aheadIIJ 1 : Trend Micro 2
Revenue: IIJ ¥345.4B / Trend Micro ¥276.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Trend Micro aheadIIJ 0 : Trend Micro 3
Operating margin: IIJ 10.1% / Trend Micro 20.9%
GrowthInvestors
IIJ aheadIIJ 4 : Trend Micro 1
Revenue growth (YoY): IIJ +9.0% / Trend Micro +1.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenIIJ 1 : Trend Micro 1
Share price, 1 year: IIJ +31.1% / Trend Micro −4.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Trend Micro aheadIIJ 0 : Trend Micro 3
Average salary: IIJ ¥7.47M / Trend Micro ¥9.00M
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥345.4B | ¥276.0B | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ¥34.8B | ◎¥57.8B | 1.7x |
| Net income | ¥24.2B | ◎¥34.5B | 1.4x |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | ◎20.9% | 10.8pt |
| Net margin | 7.0% | ◎12.5% | 5.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥109M | ◎¥348M | 3.2x |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.0% | +1.2% | 7.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +15.7% | ◎+20.1% | 4.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+10.2% | +9.7% | 0.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.5% | +9.2% | 2.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+10.5% | −2.4% | 12.9pt |
| Metric | IIJ | Trend Micro | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.1% | −4.8% | 35.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.7% | ◎+8.4% | 9.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 27.9x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 31.1% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,544 | ¥7,311 |
◎ 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 | IIJ | Trend Micro | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.47M | ◎¥9.00M | ¥1.53M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥280,000 | ◎¥358,400 | ¥78,400 |
| Average tenure | 9.3 yrs | ◎9.4 yrs | 0.1 |
| Average age | 37.5 | 40.3 | 2.8 |
| Employees | 3,174 | 793 | 4.0x |
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)
¥3,544+31.1% (1Y)
IIJ +31.1% over 1Y. Compared: Trend Micro -4.8%.
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.
IIJ2 segments
Trend Micro4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Trend Micro ¥9.00M, IIJ ¥7.47M. Trend Micro pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (IIJ 37.5, Trend Micro 40.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: IIJ ¥345.4B, Trend Micro ¥276.0B. IIJ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥345.4B — 1.3x Trend Micro's ¥276.0B.
AOperating margins: Trend Micro 20.9%, IIJ 10.1%. Trend Micro turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): IIJ +31.1%, Trend Micro −4.8%. IIJ 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.
