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Company comparison · Major Game Publishers
Nintendo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 26.2x Koei Tecmo's ¥88.4B.
Koei Tecmo earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 42.0% — 26.5 points above Nintendo (15.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nintendo +98.6%, Koei Tecmo +6.3%. For next year, Nintendo guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+2.7%).
Nintendo pays more on average — ¥9.82M against ¥7.94M at Koei Tecmo.
Over the past year the shares moved Koei Tecmo −16.4%, Nintendo −35.9%.
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
Nintendo aheadNintendo 3 : Koei Tecmo 0
Revenue: Nintendo ¥2.3T / Koei Tecmo ¥88.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Koei Tecmo aheadNintendo 0 : Koei Tecmo 3
Operating margin: Nintendo 15.6% / Koei Tecmo 42.0%
GrowthInvestors
Nintendo aheadNintendo 3 : Koei Tecmo 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nintendo +98.6% / Koei Tecmo +6.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Koei Tecmo aheadNintendo 0 : Koei Tecmo 2
Share price, 1 year: Nintendo −35.9% / Koei Tecmo −16.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nintendo aheadNintendo 3 : Koei Tecmo 0
Average salary: Nintendo ¥9.82M / Koei Tecmo ¥7.94M
| Metric | Nintendo | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥88.4B | 26.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥360.1B | ¥37.2B | 9.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥424.1B | ¥42.8B | 9.9x |
| Metric | Nintendo | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.6% | ◎42.0% | 26.5pt |
| Net margin | 18.3% | ◎48.5% | 30.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥750M | ◎¥782M | 1.0x |
| Metric | Nintendo | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+98.6% | +6.3% | 92.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+27.5% | +15.7% | 11.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.6% | ◎+7.9% | 2.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −11.4% | ◎+1.8% | 13.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.7% | −13.9% | 16.6pt |
| Metric | Nintendo | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −35.9% | ◎−16.4% | 19.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.8% | ◎+2.8% | 1.1pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,289 | ¥1,718.5 |
◎ 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 | Nintendo | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.82M | ¥7.94M | ¥1.89M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥306,300 | ¥305,000 | ¥1,300 |
| Average tenure | ◎14.6 yrs | 9.4 yrs | 5.2 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 38.2 | 2.3 |
| Employees | 3,084 | 113 | 27.3x |
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)
¥8,289-35.9% (1Y)
Nintendo -35.9% over 1Y. Compared: Koei Tecmo -16.4%.
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.
Nintendo1 segments
Koei Tecmo3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nintendo ¥9.82M, Koei Tecmo ¥7.94M. Nintendo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nintendo 40.5, Koei Tecmo 38.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nintendo ¥2.3T, Koei Tecmo ¥88.4B. Nintendo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 26.2x Koei Tecmo's ¥88.4B.
AOperating margins: Koei Tecmo 42.0%, Nintendo 15.6%. Koei Tecmo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Koei Tecmo −16.4%, Nintendo −35.9%. Koei Tecmo 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.
