Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kirin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 4.3x Morinaga Milk's ¥571.5B.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kirin +4.1%, Morinaga Milk +1.8%.
Kirin pays more on average — ¥10.0M against ¥7.92M at Morinaga Milk.
Over the past year the shares moved Kirin +33.7%, Morinaga Milk +32.5%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Kirin aheadKirin 2 : Morinaga Milk 0
Revenue: Kirin ¥2.4T / Morinaga Milk ¥571.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kirin aheadKirin 2 : Morinaga Milk 0
Net margin: Kirin 6.1% / Morinaga Milk 4.0%
GrowthInvestors
Kirin aheadKirin 4 : Morinaga Milk 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Kirin +4.1% / Morinaga Milk +1.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kirin aheadKirin 2 : Morinaga Milk 0
Share price, 1 year: Kirin +33.7% / Morinaga Milk +32.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Morinaga Milk aheadKirin 1 : Morinaga Milk 2
Average salary: Kirin ¥10.0M / Morinaga Milk ¥7.92M
| Metric | Kirin | Morinaga Milk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.4T | ¥571.5B | 4.3x |
| Operating profit | — | ¥34.5B | |
| Net income | ◎¥147.5B | ¥22.6B | 6.5x |
| Metric | Kirin | Morinaga Milk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | ◎6.1% | 4.0% | 2.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.3B | ¥173M | 13.2x |
| Metric | Kirin | Morinaga Milk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+4.1% | +1.8% | 2.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+19.3% | +16.3% | 3.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | ◎+7.5% | −0.4% | 7.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+1.9% | +1.5% | 0.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | −7.2% |
| Metric | Kirin | Morinaga Milk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+33.7% | +32.5% | 1.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−5.8% | −13.4% | 7.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 15.9x | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,891.5 | ¥1,092 |
◎ 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 | Kirin | Morinaga Milk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.0M | ¥7.92M | ¥2.08M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥242,000 | ◎¥248,000 | ¥6,000 |
| Average tenure | 14.2 yrs | ◎16.8 yrs | 2.6 |
| Average age | 41.8 | 40.2 | 1.6 |
| Employees | 1,067 | 3,310 | 3.1x |
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)
¥2,891.5+33.7% (1Y)
Kirin +33.7% over 1Y. Compared: Morinaga Milk +32.5%.
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.
Kirin4 segments
Morinaga Milk2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kirin ¥10.0M, Morinaga Milk ¥7.92M. Kirin pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kirin 41.8, Morinaga Milk 40.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kirin ¥2.4T, Morinaga Milk ¥571.5B. Kirin is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.4T — 4.3x Morinaga Milk's ¥571.5B.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kirin +33.7%, Morinaga Milk +32.5%. Kirin 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.
