Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Supermarkets & Food Distribution
Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥881.3B — 1.6x Kobe Bussan's ¥551.7B.
Kobe Bussan earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.2% — 4.3 points above Life (3.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kobe Bussan +8.6%, Life +3.6%. For next year, Kobe Bussan guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+7.8%).
Life pays more on average — ¥5.57M against ¥5.30M at Kobe Bussan.
Over the past year the shares moved Life +3.0%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%.
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
Kobe Bussan aheadLife 1 : Kobe Bussan 2
Revenue: Life ¥881.3B / Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadLife 0 : Kobe Bussan 3
Operating margin: Life 3.0% / Kobe Bussan 7.2%
GrowthInvestors
Kobe Bussan aheadLife 1 : Kobe Bussan 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Life +3.6% / Kobe Bussan +8.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLife 1 : Kobe Bussan 1
Share price, 1 year: Life +3.0% / Kobe Bussan −20.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Life aheadLife 3 : Kobe Bussan 0
Average salary: Life ¥5.57M / Kobe Bussan ¥5.30M
| Metric | Life | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥881.3B | ¥551.7B | 1.6x |
| Operating profit | ¥26.0B | ◎¥39.9B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ¥18.8B | ◎¥31.9B | 1.7x |
| Metric | Life | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | ◎7.2% | 4.3pt |
| Net margin | 2.1% | ◎5.8% | 3.6pt |
| ROE | — | 22.2% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥119M | ◎¥904M | 7.6x |
| Metric | Life | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.6% | ◎+8.6% | 5.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +2.9% | ◎+16.1% | 13.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +3.0% | ◎+11.1% | 8.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+4.7% | +2.7% | 2.0pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +3.8% | ◎+7.8% | 4.0pt |
| Metric | Life | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+3.0% | −20.3% | 23.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −5.1% | ◎+2.6% | 7.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 20.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 62.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,470 | ¥2,933 |
◎ 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 | Life | Kobe Bussan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥5.57M | ¥5.30M | ¥0.27M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥253,000 | ¥205,000 | ¥48,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.5 yrs | 7.9 yrs | 7.6 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 38.5 | 2.5 |
| Employees | 7,385 | 610 | 12.1x |
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)
¥2,470+3.0% (1Y)
Life +3.0% over 1Y. Compared: Kobe Bussan -20.3%.
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.
Life2 segments
Kobe Bussan3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Life ¥5.57M, Kobe Bussan ¥5.30M. Life pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Life 41.0, Kobe Bussan 38.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Life ¥881.3B, Kobe Bussan ¥551.7B. Life is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥881.3B — 1.6x Kobe Bussan's ¥551.7B.
AOperating margins: Kobe Bussan 7.2%, Life 3.0%. Kobe Bussan turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Life +3.0%, Kobe Bussan −20.3%. Life 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.
