Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Department Stores
Takashimaya is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥498.5B — 1.1x J. Front's ¥441.9B.
J. Front earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 13.2% — 1.6 points above Takashimaya (11.5%).
J. Front pays more on average — ¥8.16M against ¥7.78M at Takashimaya.
Over the past year the shares moved Takashimaya +33.1%, J. Front +24.4%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
J. Front aheadTakashimaya 1 : J. Front 2
Revenue: Takashimaya ¥498.5B / J. Front ¥441.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
J. Front aheadTakashimaya 0 : J. Front 4
Operating margin: Takashimaya 11.5% / J. Front 13.2%
GrowthInvestors
J. Front aheadTakashimaya 0 : J. Front 1
Revenue CAGR: Takashimaya −7.5% / J. Front +8.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Takashimaya aheadTakashimaya 2 : J. Front 1
Share price, 1 year: Takashimaya +33.1% / J. Front +24.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
J. Front aheadTakashimaya 1 : J. Front 2
Average salary: Takashimaya ¥7.78M / J. Front ¥8.16M
| Metric | Takashimaya | J. Front | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥498.5B | ¥441.9B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥57.5B | ◎¥58.2B | 1.0x |
| Net income | ¥39.5B | ◎¥41.4B | 1.0x |
| Metric | Takashimaya | J. Front | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.5% | ◎13.2% | 1.6pt |
| Net margin | 7.9% | ◎9.4% | 1.4pt |
| ROE | 8.5% | ◎10.5% | 1.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥138M | ◎¥1.9B | 13.8x |
| Metric | Takashimaya | J. Front | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | — | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +35.2% | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | −7.5% | ◎+8.5% | 16.0pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +3.9% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | −14.1% |
| Metric | Takashimaya | J. Front | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+33.1% | +24.4% | 8.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.9% | ◎−4.0% | 1.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 17.1x | 17.9x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎38.6% | 36.4% | 2.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,157.5 | ¥2,873.5 |
◎ 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 | Takashimaya | J. Front | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.78M | ◎¥8.16M | ¥0.38M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥240,000 | ◎¥247,000 | ¥7,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎25.5 yrs | 16.0 yrs | 9.5 |
| Average age | 49.4 | 47.4 | 2.0 |
| Employees | 3,621 | 233 | 15.5x |
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)
¥2,157.5+33.1% (1Y)
Takashimaya +33.1% over 1Y. Compared: J. Front +24.4%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: J. Front ¥8.16M, Takashimaya ¥7.78M. J. Front pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Takashimaya 49.4, J. Front 47.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Takashimaya ¥498.5B, J. Front ¥441.9B. Takashimaya is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥498.5B — 1.1x J. Front's ¥441.9B.
AOperating margins: J. Front 13.2%, Takashimaya 11.5%. J. Front turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Takashimaya +33.1%, J. Front +24.4%. Takashimaya 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.
