Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Seafood, Meat & Frozen Foods
Itoham Yonekyu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 1.5x Nichirei's ¥716.1B.
Nichirei earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.4% — 2.8 points above Itoham Yonekyu (2.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Itoham Yonekyu +8.4%, Nichirei +2.0%. For next year, Itoham Yonekyu guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−5.1%).
Itoham Yonekyu pays more on average — ¥7.66M against ¥7.43M at Nichirei.
Over the past year the shares moved Nichirei +22.4%, Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%.
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
Nichirei aheadItoham Yonekyu 1 : Nichirei 2
Revenue: Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T / Nichirei ¥716.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nichirei aheadItoham Yonekyu 0 : Nichirei 3
Operating margin: Itoham Yonekyu 2.7% / Nichirei 5.4%
GrowthInvestors
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 4 : Nichirei 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Itoham Yonekyu +8.4% / Nichirei +2.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenItoham Yonekyu 1 : Nichirei 1
Share price, 1 year: Itoham Yonekyu −10.2% / Nichirei +22.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 2 : Nichirei 1
Average salary: Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M / Nichirei ¥7.43M
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Nichirei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.1T | ¥716.1B | 1.5x |
| Operating profit | ¥28.5B | ◎¥39.0B | 1.4x |
| Net income | ¥20.2B | ◎¥27.3B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Nichirei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | ◎5.4% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | 1.9% | ◎3.8% | 1.9pt |
| ROE | 7.0% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥1.4B | ◎¥3.0B | 2.2x |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Nichirei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+8.4% | +2.0% | 6.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+45.4% | +1.8% | 43.6pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +4.6% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎−2.9% | −14.9% | 12.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎−5.1% | −13.3% | 8.2pt |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Nichirei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −10.2% | ◎+22.4% | 32.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−3.5% | −7.0% | 3.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 56.3% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,885 | ¥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 | Itoham Yonekyu | Nichirei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.66M | ¥7.43M | ¥0.23M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥277,210 | ¥249,000 | ¥28,210 |
| Average tenure | 16.4 yrs | ◎18.1 yrs | 1.7 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 45.6 | 4.6 |
| Employees | 777 | 235 | 3.3x |
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)
¥4,885-10.2% (1Y)
Itoham Yonekyu -10.2% over 1Y. Compared: 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.
Itoham Yonekyu2 segments
Nichirei3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M, Nichirei ¥7.43M. Itoham Yonekyu pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Itoham Yonekyu 41.0, Nichirei 45.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T, Nichirei ¥716.1B. Itoham Yonekyu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 1.5x Nichirei's ¥716.1B.
AOperating margins: Nichirei 5.4%, 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%, Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%. Nichirei 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.
