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Company comparison · Soft Drinks & Probiotic Drinks
ITO EN (¥497.9B) and Yakult (¥486.4B) are about the same size by revenue.
Yakult earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.3% — 4.9 points above ITO EN (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ITO EN +5.3%, Yakult −2.7%. For next year, Yakult guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−2.6%).
Yakult pays more on average — ¥8.55M against ¥6.88M at ITO EN.
Over the past year the shares moved Yakult +20.4%, ITO EN +1.2%.
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
Yakult aheadITO EN 1 : Yakult 2
Revenue: ITO EN ¥497.9B / Yakult ¥486.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Yakult aheadITO EN 0 : Yakult 3
Operating margin: ITO EN 4.4% / Yakult 9.3%
GrowthInvestors
EvenITO EN 2 : Yakult 2
Revenue growth (YoY): ITO EN +5.3% / Yakult −2.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenITO EN 1 : Yakult 1
Share price, 1 year: ITO EN +1.2% / Yakult +20.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Yakult aheadITO EN 1 : Yakult 2
Average salary: ITO EN ¥6.88M / Yakult ¥8.55M
| Metric | ITO EN | Yakult | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥497.9B | ¥486.4B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥21.7B | ◎¥45.2B | 2.1x |
| Net income | ¥3.5B | ◎¥44.2B | 12.8x |
| Metric | ITO EN | Yakult | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | ◎9.3% | 4.9pt |
| Net margin | 0.7% | ◎9.1% | 8.4pt |
| ROE | 2.0% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥102M | ◎¥167M | 1.6x |
| Metric | ITO EN | Yakult | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+5.3% | −2.7% | 8.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−5.6% | −18.4% | 12.8pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +4.7% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +0.4% | ◎+8.3% | 7.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −7.8% | ◎−2.6% | 5.1pt |
| Metric | ITO EN | Yakult | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +1.2% | ◎+20.4% | 19.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.7% | −4.0% | 7.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 121.3x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 51.9% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,258 | ¥2,787 |
◎ 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 | Yakult | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.88M | ◎¥8.55M | ¥1.67M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥260,000 | ◎¥264,000 | ¥4,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.0 yrs | 17.7 yrs | 1.3 |
| Average age | 43.1 | 41.7 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 4,879 | 2,912 | 1.7x |
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: Yakult +20.4%.
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.
ITO EN3 segments
Yakult2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Yakult ¥8.55M, ITO EN ¥6.88M. Yakult pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (ITO EN 43.1, Yakult 41.7).
ARevenue in the latest results: ITO EN ¥497.9B, Yakult ¥486.4B. ITO EN (¥497.9B) and Yakult (¥486.4B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Yakult 9.3%, ITO EN 4.4%. Yakult turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Yakult +20.4%, ITO EN +1.2%. Yakult 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.
