Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Major Telecom Carriers
SoftBank is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥7.0T — 1.2x KDDI's ¥6.1T.
KDDI earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 18.1% — 3.3 points above SoftBank (14.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SoftBank +7.6%, KDDI +4.1%. For next year, KDDI guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.1%).
KDDI pays more on average — ¥10.2M against ¥8.49M at SoftBank.
Over the past year the shares moved KDDI +16.5%, SoftBank +7.9%.
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
KDDI aheadSoftBank 1 : KDDI 2
Revenue: SoftBank ¥7.0T / KDDI ¥6.1T
ProfitabilityInvestors
KDDI aheadSoftBank 0 : KDDI 3
Operating margin: SoftBank 14.8% / KDDI 18.1%
GrowthInvestors
SoftBank aheadSoftBank 4 : KDDI 1
Revenue growth (YoY): SoftBank +7.6% / KDDI +4.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSoftBank 1 : KDDI 1
Share price, 1 year: SoftBank +7.9% / KDDI +16.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
KDDI aheadSoftBank 0 : KDDI 2
Average salary: SoftBank ¥8.49M / KDDI ¥10.2M
| Metric | SoftBank | KDDI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥7.0T | ¥6.1T | 1.2x |
| Operating profit | ¥1.0T | ◎¥1.1T | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥550.8B | ◎¥707.1B | 1.3x |
| Metric | SoftBank | KDDI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.8% | ◎18.1% | 3.3pt |
| Net margin | 7.8% | ◎11.6% | 3.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥373M | ◎¥640M | 1.7x |
| Metric | SoftBank | KDDI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+7.6% | +4.1% | 3.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+5.4% | +1.1% | 4.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+6.2% | +2.7% | 3.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.6% | +5.6% | 1.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +5.5% | ◎+10.1% | 4.6pt |
| Metric | SoftBank | KDDI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +7.9% | ◎+16.5% | 8.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+0.9% | −7.0% | 8.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥234.2 | ¥2,836.5 |
◎ 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 | SoftBank | KDDI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.49M | ◎¥10.2M | ¥1.69M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥273,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | 14.5 yrs | ◎16.4 yrs | 1.9 |
| Average age | 41.7 | 42.0 | 0.3 |
| Employees | 18,895 | 9,483 | 2.0x |
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)
¥234.2+7.9% (1Y)
SoftBank +7.9% over 1Y. Compared: KDDI +16.5%.
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.
SoftBank5 segments
KDDI2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: KDDI ¥10.2M, SoftBank ¥8.49M. KDDI pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SoftBank 41.7, KDDI 42.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: SoftBank ¥7.0T, KDDI ¥6.1T. SoftBank is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥7.0T — 1.2x KDDI's ¥6.1T.
AOperating margins: KDDI 18.1%, SoftBank 14.8%. KDDI turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): KDDI +16.5%, SoftBank +7.9%. KDDI 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.
