Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Mid-Tier Pharma & Drug Discovery
Kissei is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥97.4B — 2.4x JCR's ¥40.3B.
JCR earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 1.4% — 4.4 points above Kissei (-3.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: JCR +21.9%, Kissei +10.3%.
JCR pays more on average — ¥8.19M against ¥7.98M at Kissei.
Over the past year the shares moved Kissei −4.2%, JCR −5.7%.
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
Kissei aheadKissei 2 : JCR 1
Revenue: Kissei ¥97.4B / JCR ¥40.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kissei aheadKissei 3 : JCR 1
Operating margin: Kissei −3.0% / JCR 1.4%
GrowthInvestors
JCR aheadKissei 0 : JCR 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kissei +10.3% / JCR +21.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kissei aheadKissei 2 : JCR 1
Share price, 1 year: Kissei −4.2% / JCR −5.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kissei aheadKissei 2 : JCR 1
Average salary: Kissei ¥7.98M / JCR ¥8.19M
| Metric | Kissei | JCR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥97.4B | ¥40.3B | 2.4x |
| Operating profit | −¥2.9B | ◎¥555M | |
| Net income | ◎¥13.8B | ¥2.2B | 6.3x |
| Metric | Kissei | JCR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −3.0% | ◎1.4% | 4.4pt |
| Net margin | ◎14.1% | 5.4% | 8.7pt |
| ROE | ◎6.3% | 4.6% | 1.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥75M | ¥43M | 1.7x |
| Metric | Kissei | JCR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.3% | ◎+21.9% | 11.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −1.8% | ◎+13.3% | 15.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +98.2% |
| Metric | Kissei | JCR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−4.2% | −5.7% | 1.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −9.6% | ◎+7.9% | 17.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 11.5x | 30.4x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎84.2% | 43.4% | 40.8pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,805 | ¥544 |
◎ 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 | Kissei | JCR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.98M | ◎¥8.19M | ¥0.21M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,000 | ¥230,000 | ¥50,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎18.2 yrs | 9.5 yrs | 8.7 |
| Average age | 42.7 | 41.4 | 1.3 |
| Employees | 1,297 | 937 | 1.4x |
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)
¥3,805-4.2% (1Y)
Kissei -4.2% over 1Y. Compared: JCR -5.7%.
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.
Kissei4 segments
JCR1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: JCR ¥8.19M, Kissei ¥7.98M. JCR pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kissei 42.7, JCR 41.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kissei ¥97.4B, JCR ¥40.3B. Kissei is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥97.4B — 2.4x JCR's ¥40.3B.
AOperating margins: JCR 1.4%, Kissei -3.0%. JCR turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kissei −4.2%, JCR −5.7%. Kissei 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.
