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Company comparison · Major Game Publishers
Square Enix is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥297.7B — 3.4x Koei Tecmo's ¥88.4B.
Koei Tecmo earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 42.0% — 23.7 points above Square Enix (18.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Koei Tecmo +6.3%, Square Enix −8.3%. For next year, Square Enix guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−10.5%).
Over the past year the shares moved Square Enix +0.4%, Koei Tecmo −16.4%.
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
Square Enix aheadSquare Enix 2 : Koei Tecmo 1
Revenue: Square Enix ¥297.7B / Koei Tecmo ¥88.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Koei Tecmo aheadSquare Enix 0 : Koei Tecmo 2
Operating margin: Square Enix 18.4% / Koei Tecmo 42.0%
GrowthInvestors
Koei Tecmo aheadSquare Enix 2 : Koei Tecmo 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Square Enix −8.3% / Koei Tecmo +6.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Square Enix aheadSquare Enix 2 : Koei Tecmo 0
Share price, 1 year: Square Enix +0.4% / Koei Tecmo −16.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Koei Tecmo aheadSquare Enix 0 : Koei Tecmo 1
Average tenure: Square Enix 5.9 yrs / Koei Tecmo 9.4 yrs
| Metric | Square Enix | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥297.7B | ¥88.4B | 3.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥54.7B | ¥37.2B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ¥29.6B | ◎¥42.8B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Square Enix | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.4% | ◎42.0% | 23.7pt |
| Net margin | 9.9% | ◎48.5% | 38.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | — | ¥782M |
| Metric | Square Enix | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −8.3% | ◎+6.3% | 14.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+34.9% | +15.7% | 19.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | −2.2% | ◎+7.9% | 10.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +0.1% | ◎+1.8% | 1.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎−10.5% | −13.9% | 3.4pt |
| Metric | Square Enix | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+0.4% | −16.4% | 16.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+4.2% | +2.8% | 1.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,016 | ¥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 | Square Enix | Koei Tecmo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | — | ¥7.94M | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥305,000 | |
| Average tenure | 5.9 yrs | ◎9.4 yrs | 3.5 |
| Average age | 48.0 | 38.2 | 9.8 |
| Employees | 26 | 113 | 4.3x |
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)
¥3,016+0.4% (1Y)
Square Enix +0.4% 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.
Square Enix4 segments
Koei Tecmo3 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Square Enix ¥297.7B, Koei Tecmo ¥88.4B. Square Enix is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥297.7B — 3.4x Koei Tecmo's ¥88.4B.
AOperating margins: Koei Tecmo 42.0%, Square Enix 18.4%. Koei Tecmo turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Square Enix +0.4%, Koei Tecmo −16.4%. Square Enix 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.
