Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Stationery & Office Furniture
Kokuyo is the largest by revenue at ¥359.9B, followed by Okamura (¥329.0B), ITOKI (¥153.7B) and Pilot (¥126.4B).
Pilot has the highest operating margin at 13.2%, 5.9 points above the lowest, Kokuyo (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: ITOKI +11.0%, Kokuyo +6.2%, Okamura +4.6%, Pilot +0.2%. For next year, ITOKI guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+16.9%).
Okamura pays the most on average (¥8.13M), ¥0.83M more than Pilot (¥7.30M).
Over the past year the shares moved Pilot +39.5%, Kokuyo +3.1%, ITOKI −1.3%, Okamura −1.6%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
Kokuyo aheadKokuyo 2 : Okamura 1 : ITOKI 0 : Pilot 0
Revenue: Kokuyo ¥359.9B / Okamura ¥329.0B / ITOKI ¥153.7B / Pilot ¥126.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Pilot aheadKokuyo 1 : Okamura 0 : ITOKI 1 : Pilot 2
Operating margin: Kokuyo 7.3% / Okamura 7.3% / ITOKI 8.9% / Pilot 13.2%
GrowthInvestors
ITOKI aheadKokuyo 0 : Okamura 1 : ITOKI 4 : Pilot 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Kokuyo +6.2% / Okamura +4.6% / ITOKI +11.0% / Pilot +0.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Pilot aheadKokuyo 0 : Okamura 0 : ITOKI 0 : Pilot 3
Share price, 1 year: Kokuyo +3.1% / Okamura −1.6% / ITOKI −1.3% / Pilot +39.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Okamura aheadKokuyo 0 : Okamura 2 : ITOKI 0 : Pilot 1
Average salary: Kokuyo ¥7.86M / Okamura ¥8.13M / ITOKI ¥7.57M / Pilot ¥7.30M
| Metric | Kokuyo | Okamura | ITOKI | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥359.9B | ¥329.0B | ¥153.7B | ¥126.4B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥26.2B | ¥24.1B | ¥13.7B | ¥16.6B |
| Net income | ¥21.5B | ◎¥22.4B | ¥9.4B | ¥12.1B |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Okamura | ITOKI | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 7.3% | 8.9% | ◎13.2% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 6.8% | 6.1% | ◎9.5% |
| ROE | 8.4% | — | ◎17.7% | 8.5% |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥153M | ¥79M | ¥62M | ¥116M |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Okamura | ITOKI | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | +4.6% | ◎+11.0% | +0.2% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +16.5% | +0.9% | ◎+35.8% | −6.5% |
| Revenue CAGR | — | ◎+6.1% | — | +5.2% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.4% | +5.5% | ◎+9.0% | +5.2% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | +7.7% | ◎+16.9% | +8.1% |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Okamura | ITOKI | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.1% | −1.6% | −1.3% | ◎+39.5% |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.5% | −7.5% | −18.4% | ◎+17.2% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 18.0x | — | 12.4x | 6.8x |
| Equity ratio | 71.9% | — | 43.5% | ◎81.2% |
| Share price (close) | ¥868.1 | ¥2,185 | ¥2,366 | ¥2,143.5 |
◎ 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 | Kokuyo | Okamura | ITOKI | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.86M | ◎¥8.13M | ¥7.57M | ¥7.30M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥262,500 | ◎¥300,000 | — | ¥267,800 |
| Average tenure | 15.4 yrs | 17.2 yrs | 13.4 yrs | ◎18.8 yrs |
| Average age | 41.5 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 43.5 |
| Employees | 2,346 | 4,158 | 2,491 | 1,094 |
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)
¥868.1+3.1% (1Y)
Kokuyo +3.1% over 1Y. Compared: Okamura -1.6%, ITOKI -1.3%, Pilot +39.5%.
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.
Kokuyo5 segments
Okamura3 segments
ITOKI3 segments
Pilot4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Okamura ¥8.13M, Kokuyo ¥7.86M, ITOKI ¥7.57M, Pilot ¥7.30M. Okamura pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kokuyo 41.5, Okamura 42.2, ITOKI 42.5, Pilot 43.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kokuyo ¥359.9B, Okamura ¥329.0B, ITOKI ¥153.7B, Pilot ¥126.4B. Kokuyo is the largest by revenue at ¥359.9B, followed by Okamura (¥329.0B), ITOKI (¥153.7B) and Pilot (¥126.4B).
AOperating margins: Pilot 13.2%, ITOKI 8.9%, Okamura 7.3%, Kokuyo 7.3%. Pilot turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Pilot +39.5%, Kokuyo +3.1%, ITOKI −1.3%, Okamura −1.6%. Pilot 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.
