Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Confectionery Makers
Kameda Seika is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥138.1B — 1.8x Kotobuki Spirits's ¥78.8B.
Kotobuki Spirits earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 23.6% — 18.2 points above Kameda Seika (5.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kameda Seika +33.7%, Kotobuki Spirits +8.9%. For next year, Kotobuki Spirits guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Over the past year the shares moved Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%, Kameda Seika +8.1%.
Head-to-head wins12 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
Kameda Seika aheadKameda Seika 2 : Kotobuki Spirits 1
Revenue: Kameda Seika ¥138.1B / Kotobuki Spirits ¥78.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenKameda Seika 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 1
Operating margin: Kameda Seika 5.5% / Kotobuki Spirits 23.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenKameda Seika 2 : Kotobuki Spirits 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Kameda Seika +33.7% / Kotobuki Spirits +8.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenKameda Seika 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 1
Share price, 1 year: Kameda Seika +8.1% / Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kameda Seika aheadKameda Seika 1 : Kotobuki Spirits 0
Average tenure: Kameda Seika 17.8 yrs / Kotobuki Spirits 12.5 yrs
| Metric | Kameda Seika | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥138.1B | ¥78.8B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ¥7.5B | ◎¥18.6B | 2.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥24.6B | ¥12.6B | 2.0x |
| Metric | Kameda Seika | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | ◎23.6% | 18.2pt |
| Net margin | ◎17.9% | 15.9% | 1.9pt |
| ROE | 27.6% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥98M | — |
| Metric | Kameda Seika | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+33.7% | +8.9% | 24.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+36.9% | +5.6% | 31.3pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +27.7% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.6% | ◎+7.3% | 3.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +10.3% | ◎+10.5% | 0.2pt |
| Metric | Kameda Seika | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +8.1% | ◎+38.1% | 29.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+6.7% | −1.4% | 8.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 3.5x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 56.6% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,377 | ¥2,504.5 |
◎ 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 | Kameda Seika | Kotobuki Spirits | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.69M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥250,200 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 12.5 yrs | 5.3 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 47.6 | 6.6 |
| Employees | 1,404 | 7 | 200.6x |
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)
¥1,377+8.1% (1Y)
Kameda Seika +8.1% over 1Y. Compared: Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%.
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.
Kameda Seika4 segments
Kotobuki Spirits4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Kameda Seika ¥138.1B, Kotobuki Spirits ¥78.8B. Kameda Seika is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥138.1B — 1.8x Kotobuki Spirits's ¥78.8B.
AOperating margins: Kotobuki Spirits 23.6%, Kameda Seika 5.5%. Kotobuki Spirits turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kotobuki Spirits +38.1%, Kameda Seika +8.1%. Kotobuki Spirits 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.
