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Company comparison · Mid-Tier Pharma & Drug Discovery
Nippon Shinyaku is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥170.8B — 1.8x Kissei's ¥97.4B.
Nippon Shinyaku earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 20.8% — 23.8 points above Kissei (-3.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kissei +10.3%, Nippon Shinyaku +6.6%.
Nippon Shinyaku pays more on average — ¥9.19M against ¥7.98M at Kissei.
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Shinyaku +6.8%, Kissei −4.2%.
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
Nippon Shinyaku aheadNippon Shinyaku 3 : Kissei 0
Revenue: Nippon Shinyaku ¥170.8B / Kissei ¥97.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Shinyaku aheadNippon Shinyaku 3 : Kissei 0
Operating margin: Nippon Shinyaku 20.8% / Kissei −3.0%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNippon Shinyaku 1 : Kissei 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Shinyaku +6.6% / Kissei +10.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Shinyaku aheadNippon Shinyaku 2 : Kissei 0
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Shinyaku +6.8% / Kissei −4.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kissei aheadNippon Shinyaku 1 : Kissei 2
Average salary: Nippon Shinyaku ¥9.19M / Kissei ¥7.98M
| Metric | Nippon Shinyaku | Kissei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥170.8B | ¥97.4B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥35.5B | −¥2.9B | |
| Net income | ◎¥29.7B | ¥13.8B | 2.2x |
| Metric | Nippon Shinyaku | Kissei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎20.8% | −3.0% | 23.8pt |
| Net margin | ◎17.4% | 14.1% | 3.3pt |
| ROE | — | 6.3% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥91M | ¥75M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Nippon Shinyaku | Kissei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.6% | ◎+10.3% | 3.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +0.1% | — | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+17.1% | −1.8% | 18.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +7.1% | — |
| Metric | Nippon Shinyaku | Kissei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+6.8% | −4.2% | 11.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−1.7% | −9.6% | 7.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 11.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 84.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,436 | ¥3,805 |
◎ 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 | Nippon Shinyaku | Kissei | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.19M | ¥7.98M | ¥1.21M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥279,000 | ◎¥280,000 | ¥1,000 |
| Average tenure | 17.2 yrs | ◎18.2 yrs | 1.0 |
| Average age | 41.4 | 42.7 | 1.3 |
| Employees | 1,876 | 1,297 | 1.4x |
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)
¥3,436+6.8% (1Y)
Nippon Shinyaku +6.8% over 1Y. Compared: Kissei -4.2%.
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.
Nippon Shinyaku2 segments
Kissei4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon Shinyaku ¥9.19M, Kissei ¥7.98M. Nippon Shinyaku pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon Shinyaku 41.4, Kissei 42.7).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Shinyaku ¥170.8B, Kissei ¥97.4B. Nippon Shinyaku is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥170.8B — 1.8x Kissei's ¥97.4B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Shinyaku 20.8%, Kissei -3.0%. Nippon Shinyaku turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Shinyaku +6.8%, Kissei −4.2%. Nippon Shinyaku 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.
