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Company comparison · Facility & Telecom Infrastructure Works
Kandenko is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥742.0B — 1.8x Takasago's ¥423.9B.
Operating margins are level: Takasago 11.3%, Kandenko 11.2%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Takasago +11.1%, Kandenko +10.4%. For next year, Kandenko guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.3%).
Takasago pays more on average — ¥11.3M against ¥10.1M at Kandenko.
Over the past year the shares moved Kandenko −5.9%, Takasago −13.0%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Kandenko aheadKandenko 3 : Takasago 0
Revenue: Kandenko ¥742.0B / Takasago ¥423.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Takasago aheadKandenko 0 : Takasago 3
Operating margin: Kandenko 11.2% / Takasago 11.3%
GrowthInvestors
Takasago aheadKandenko 2 : Takasago 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Kandenko +10.4% / Takasago +11.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenKandenko 1 : Takasago 1
Share price, 1 year: Kandenko −5.9% / Takasago −13.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kandenko aheadKandenko 2 : Takasago 1
Average salary: Kandenko ¥10.1M / Takasago ¥11.3M
| Metric | Kandenko | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥742.0B | ¥423.9B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥83.1B | ¥47.7B | 1.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥63.5B | ¥37.5B | 1.7x |
| Metric | Kandenko | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | ◎11.3% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | 8.6% | ◎8.8% | 0.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥91M | ◎¥179M | 2.0x |
| Metric | Kandenko | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.4% | ◎+11.1% | 0.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +42.5% | ◎+47.3% | 4.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.9% | ◎+9.0% | 3.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.1% | +3.8% | 1.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.3% | +4.7% | 3.5pt |
| Metric | Kandenko | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−5.9% | −13.0% | 7.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −16.2% | ◎−5.6% | 10.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,598 | ¥3,992 |
◎ 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 | Kandenko | Takasago | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥10.1M | ◎¥11.3M | ¥1.17M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥305,000 | ¥270,000 | ¥35,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 15.0 yrs | 4.3 |
| Average age | 42.4 | 41.6 | 0.8 |
| Employees | 8,110 | 2,365 | 3.4x |
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)
¥4,598-5.9% (1Y)
Kandenko -5.9% over 1Y. Compared: Takasago -13.0%.
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.
Kandenko2 segments
Takasago2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Takasago ¥11.3M, Kandenko ¥10.1M. Takasago pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kandenko 42.4, Takasago 41.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kandenko ¥742.0B, Takasago ¥423.9B. Kandenko is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥742.0B — 1.8x Takasago's ¥423.9B.
AOperating margins: Takasago 11.3%, Kandenko 11.2%. Takasago turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kandenko −5.9%, Takasago −13.0%. Kandenko 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.
