Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Seafood, Meat & Frozen Foods
Itoham Yonekyu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 2.3x Prima Ham's ¥475.6B.
Itoham Yonekyu earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 2.7% — 0.7 points above Prima Ham (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Itoham Yonekyu +8.4%, Prima Ham +3.8%. For next year, Prima Ham guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+20.5%).
Itoham Yonekyu pays more on average — ¥7.66M against ¥7.43M at Prima Ham.
Over the past year the shares moved Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%, Prima Ham −12.0%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 3 : Prima Ham 0
Revenue: Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T / Prima Ham ¥475.6B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 4 : Prima Ham 0
Operating margin: Itoham Yonekyu 2.7% / Prima Ham 1.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenItoham Yonekyu 2 : Prima Ham 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Itoham Yonekyu +8.4% / Prima Ham +3.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 3 : Prima Ham 0
Share price, 1 year: Itoham Yonekyu −10.2% / Prima Ham −12.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Itoham Yonekyu aheadItoham Yonekyu 3 : Prima Ham 0
Average salary: Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M / Prima Ham ¥7.43M
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Prima Ham | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.1T | ¥475.6B | 2.3x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥28.5B | ¥9.1B | 3.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥20.2B | ¥4.6B | 4.4x |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Prima Ham | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎2.7% | 1.9% | 0.7pt |
| Net margin | ◎1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9pt |
| ROE | ◎7.0% | 3.8% | 3.2pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥1.4B | ¥418M | 3.3x |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Prima Ham | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+8.4% | +3.8% | 4.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+45.4% | +2.0% | 43.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −2.9% | ◎+5.1% | 8.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −5.1% | ◎+20.5% | 25.6pt |
| Metric | Itoham Yonekyu | Prima Ham | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−10.2% | −12.0% | 1.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−3.5% | −10.4% | 6.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.7x | 25.0x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎56.3% | 54.1% | 2.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,885 | ¥2,281 |
◎ 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 | Prima Ham | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.66M | ¥7.43M | ¥0.23M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥277,210 | ¥250,000 | ¥27,210 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.4 yrs | 15.9 yrs | 0.5 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 |
| Employees | 777 | 1,137 | 1.5x |
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: Prima Ham -12.0%.
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
Prima Ham3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Itoham Yonekyu ¥7.66M, Prima Ham ¥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, Prima Ham 41.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Itoham Yonekyu ¥1.1T, Prima Ham ¥475.6B. Itoham Yonekyu is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 2.3x Prima Ham's ¥475.6B.
AOperating margins: Itoham Yonekyu 2.7%, Prima Ham 1.9%. Itoham Yonekyu turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Itoham Yonekyu −10.2%, Prima Ham −12.0%. Itoham Yonekyu 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.
