Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Soft Drinks & Probiotic Drinks
ITO EN is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥497.9B — 9.5x LIFEDRINK's ¥52.7B.
LIFEDRINK earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.1% — 5.8 points above ITO EN (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: LIFEDRINK +18.2%, ITO EN +5.3%. For next year, LIFEDRINK guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+22.0%).
ITO EN pays more on average — ¥6.88M against ¥5.09M at LIFEDRINK.
Over the past year the shares moved ITO EN +1.2%, LIFEDRINK −41.8%.
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
ITO EN aheadITO EN 3 : LIFEDRINK 0
Revenue: ITO EN ¥497.9B / LIFEDRINK ¥52.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
LIFEDRINK aheadITO EN 1 : LIFEDRINK 3
Operating margin: ITO EN 4.4% / LIFEDRINK 10.1%
GrowthInvestors
LIFEDRINK aheadITO EN 0 : LIFEDRINK 4
Revenue growth (YoY): ITO EN +5.3% / LIFEDRINK +18.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
ITO EN aheadITO EN 3 : LIFEDRINK 0
Share price, 1 year: ITO EN +1.2% / LIFEDRINK −41.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
ITO EN aheadITO EN 2 : LIFEDRINK 0
Average salary: ITO EN ¥6.88M / LIFEDRINK ¥5.09M
| Metric | ITO EN | LIFEDRINK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥497.9B | ¥52.7B | 9.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥21.7B | ¥5.3B | 4.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥3.5B | ¥3.5B | 1.0x |
| Metric | ITO EN | LIFEDRINK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | ◎10.1% | 5.8pt |
| Net margin | 0.7% | ◎6.6% | 5.9pt |
| ROE | 2.0% | ◎22.6% | 20.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥102M | ¥89M | 1.1x |
| Metric | ITO EN | LIFEDRINK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.3% | ◎+18.2% | 12.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −5.6% | ◎+12.3% | 17.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +0.4% | ◎+36.7% | 36.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −7.8% | ◎+22.0% | 29.8pt |
| Metric | ITO EN | LIFEDRINK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+1.2% | −41.8% | 43.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.7% | −20.7% | 24.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 121.3x | 17.8x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎51.9% | 35.0% | 17.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,258 | ¥1,185 |
◎ 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 | ITO EN | LIFEDRINK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥6.88M | ¥5.09M | ¥1.78M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥260,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎19.0 yrs | 5.6 yrs | 13.4 |
| Average age | 43.1 | 38.4 | 4.7 |
| Employees | 4,879 | 593 | 8.2x |
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)
¥3,258+1.2% (1Y)
ITO EN +1.2% over 1Y. Compared: LIFEDRINK -41.8%.
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.
ITO EN3 segments
LIFEDRINK1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: ITO EN ¥6.88M, LIFEDRINK ¥5.09M. ITO EN pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (ITO EN 43.1, LIFEDRINK 38.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: ITO EN ¥497.9B, LIFEDRINK ¥52.7B. ITO EN is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥497.9B — 9.5x LIFEDRINK's ¥52.7B.
AOperating margins: LIFEDRINK 10.1%, ITO EN 4.4%. LIFEDRINK turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): ITO EN +1.2%, LIFEDRINK −41.8%. ITO EN 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.
