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Company comparison · Seafood, Meat & Frozen Foods
NH Foods is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by Itoham Yonekyu (¥1.1T), Nissui (¥931.2B) and Nichirei (¥716.1B).
Nichirei has the highest operating margin at 5.4%, 2.8 points above the lowest, Itoham Yonekyu (2.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Itoham Yonekyu +8.4%, NH Foods +6.3%, Nissui +5.1%, Nichirei +2.0%. For next year, Nissui guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.2%).
NH Foods pays the most on average (¥8.61M), ¥1.17M more than Nichirei (¥7.43M).
Over the past year the shares moved Nichirei +22.4%, NH Foods +10.4%, Nissui +5.4%, Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%.
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
NH Foods aheadNH Foods 3 : Itoham Yonekyu 0 : Nissui 0 : Nichirei 0
Revenue: NH Foods ¥1.5T / Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T / Nissui ¥931.2B / Nichirei ¥716.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nichirei aheadNH Foods 0 : Itoham Yonekyu 0 : Nissui 0 : Nichirei 3
Operating margin: NH Foods 4.7% / Itoham Yonekyu 2.7% / Nissui 4.3% / Nichirei 5.4%
GrowthInvestors
Nissui aheadNH Foods 1 : Itoham Yonekyu 1 : Nissui 3 : Nichirei 0
Revenue growth (YoY): NH Foods +6.3% / Itoham Yonekyu +8.4% / Nissui +5.1% / Nichirei +2.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenNH Foods 0 : Itoham Yonekyu 1 : Nissui 0 : Nichirei 1
Share price, 1 year: NH Foods +10.4% / Itoham Yonekyu −10.2% / Nissui +5.4% / Nichirei +22.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenNH Foods 1 : Itoham Yonekyu 1 : Nissui 0 : Nichirei 1
Average salary: NH Foods ¥8.61M / Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M / Nissui ¥8.36M / Nichirei ¥7.43M
| Metric | NH Foods | Itoham Yonekyu | Nissui | Nichirei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥1.1T | ¥931.2B | ¥716.1B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥68.3B | ¥28.5B | ¥40.4B | ¥39.0B |
| Net income | ◎¥35.1B | ¥20.2B | ¥27.5B | ¥27.3B |
| Metric | NH Foods | Itoham Yonekyu | Nissui | Nichirei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 2.7% | 4.3% | ◎5.4% |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | ◎3.8% |
| ROE | — | 7.0% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | ¥1.2B | ¥1.4B | ¥619M | ◎¥3.0B |
| Metric | NH Foods | Itoham Yonekyu | Nissui | Nichirei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.3% | ◎+8.4% | +5.1% | +2.0% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+60.7% | +45.4% | +27.2% | +1.8% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.7% | — | ◎+8.6% | +4.6% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | −2.9% | ◎+5.2% | −14.9% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −10.7% | −5.1% | ◎+5.2% | −13.3% |
| Metric | NH Foods | Itoham Yonekyu | Nissui | Nichirei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +10.4% | −10.2% | +5.4% | ◎+22.4% |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.8% | ◎−3.5% | −14.2% | −7.0% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 13.7x | — | — |
| Equity ratio | — | 56.3% | — | — |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,064.5 | ¥4,885 | ¥1,111 | ¥2,148.5 |
◎ 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 | NH Foods | Itoham Yonekyu | Nissui | Nichirei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.61M | ¥7.66M | ¥8.36M | ¥7.43M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥277,000 | ◎¥277,210 | ¥272,000 | ¥249,000 |
| Average tenure | 15.8 yrs | 16.4 yrs | 16.4 yrs | ◎18.1 yrs |
| Average age | 40.4 | 41.0 | 43.1 | 45.6 |
| Employees | 1,233 | 777 | 1,505 | 235 |
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)
¥2,064.5+10.4% (1Y)
NH Foods +10.4% over 1Y. Compared: Itoham Yonekyu -10.2%, Nissui +5.4%, Nichirei +22.4%.
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.
NH Foods3 segments
Itoham Yonekyu2 segments
Nissui4 segments
Nichirei3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NH Foods ¥8.61M, Nissui ¥8.36M, Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M, Nichirei ¥7.43M. NH Foods pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NH Foods 40.4, Itoham Yonekyu 41.0, Nissui 43.1, Nichirei 45.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: NH Foods ¥1.5T, Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T, Nissui ¥931.2B, Nichirei ¥716.1B. NH Foods is the largest by revenue at ¥1.5T, followed by Itoham Yonekyu (¥1.1T), Nissui (¥931.2B) and Nichirei (¥716.1B).
AOperating margins: Nichirei 5.4%, NH Foods 4.7%, Nissui 4.3%, Itoham Yonekyu 2.7%. Nichirei turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nichirei +22.4%, NH Foods +10.4%, Nissui +5.4%, Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%. Nichirei has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
