Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Kansai Private Railways
Keihan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥313.5B — 1.2x Nankai's ¥260.8B.
Operating margins are level: Keihan 13.4%, Nankai 13.3%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nankai +7.9%, Keihan +3.8%. For next year, Keihan guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.0%).
Keihan pays more on average — ¥8.14M against ¥6.50M at Nankai.
Over the past year the shares moved Nankai +7.9%, Keihan +7.4%.
Head-to-head wins18 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
Keihan aheadKeihan 3 : Nankai 0
Revenue: Keihan ¥313.5B / Nankai ¥260.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Keihan aheadKeihan 4 : Nankai 0
Operating margin: Keihan 13.4% / Nankai 13.3%
GrowthInvestors
Keihan aheadKeihan 3 : Nankai 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Keihan +3.8% / Nankai +7.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Keihan aheadKeihan 2 : Nankai 1
Share price, 1 year: Keihan +7.4% / Nankai +7.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nankai aheadKeihan 1 : Nankai 2
Average salary: Keihan ¥8.14M / Nankai ¥6.50M
| Metric | Keihan | Nankai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥313.5B | ¥260.8B | 1.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥34.7B | 1.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥28.3B | ¥22.5B | 1.3x |
| Metric | Keihan | Nankai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎13.4% | 13.3% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | ◎9.0% | 8.6% | 0.4pt |
| ROE | ◎9.3% | 7.5% | 1.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.2B | ¥96M | 23.2x |
| Metric | Keihan | Nankai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.8% | ◎+7.9% | 4.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+24.1% | +12.4% | 11.7pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +5.5% | ◎+8.1% | 2.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+3.9% | +2.3% | 1.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.0% | −5.9% | 11.9pt |
| Metric | Keihan | Nankai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +7.4% | ◎+7.9% | 0.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.3% | −6.2% | 5.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 12.5x | 15.2x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎36.6% | 33.6% | 3.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,349 | ¥3,026 |
◎ 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 | Keihan | Nankai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.14M | ¥6.50M | ¥1.64M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥237,000 | ◎¥244,500 | ¥7,500 |
| Average tenure | 20.6 yrs | ◎22.5 yrs | 1.9 |
| Average age | 44.2 | 44.9 | 0.7 |
| Employees | 141 | 2,717 | 19.3x |
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)
¥3,349+7.4% (1Y)
Keihan +7.4% over 1Y. Compared: Nankai +7.9%.
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.
Keihan5 segments
Nankai6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Keihan ¥8.14M, Nankai ¥6.50M. Keihan pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Keihan 44.2, Nankai 44.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Keihan ¥313.5B, Nankai ¥260.8B. Keihan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥313.5B — 1.2x Nankai's ¥260.8B.
AOperating margins: Keihan 13.4%, Nankai 13.3%. Keihan turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nankai +7.9%, Keihan +7.4%. Nankai 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.
