Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Kokuyo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥359.9B — 5.0x Maeda Kosen's ¥71.4B.
Maeda Kosen earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.9% — 9.6 points above Kokuyo (7.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Maeda Kosen +11.4%, Kokuyo +6.2%.
Kokuyo pays more on average — ¥7.86M against ¥6.81M at Maeda Kosen.
Over the past year the shares moved Maeda Kosen +9.0%, Kokuyo +3.1%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
Kokuyo aheadKokuyo 3 : Maeda Kosen 0
Revenue: Kokuyo ¥359.9B / Maeda Kosen ¥71.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Maeda Kosen aheadKokuyo 0 : Maeda Kosen 4
Operating margin: Kokuyo 7.3% / Maeda Kosen 16.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenKokuyo 1 : Maeda Kosen 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Kokuyo +6.2% / Maeda Kosen +11.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Maeda Kosen aheadKokuyo 0 : Maeda Kosen 3
Share price, 1 year: Kokuyo +3.1% / Maeda Kosen +9.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Kokuyo aheadKokuyo 2 : Maeda Kosen 1
Average salary: Kokuyo ¥7.86M / Maeda Kosen ¥6.81M
| Metric | Kokuyo | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥359.9B | ¥71.4B | 5.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥26.2B | ¥12.0B | 2.2x |
| Net income | ◎¥21.5B | ¥9.6B | 2.2x |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | ◎16.9% | 9.6pt |
| Net margin | 6.0% | ◎13.4% | 7.4pt |
| ROE | 8.4% | ◎13.2% | 4.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥153M | ◎¥165M | 1.1x |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | ◎+11.4% | 5.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+16.5% | +0.1% | 16.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.4% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | — |
| Metric | Kokuyo | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +3.1% | ◎+9.0% | 6.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.5% | ◎+6.5% | 10.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 18.0x | 14.8x | |
| Equity ratio | 71.9% | ◎80.3% | 8.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥868.1 | ¥2,114 |
◎ 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 | Kokuyo | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.86M | ¥6.81M | ¥1.06M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥262,500 | ◎¥278,000 | ¥15,500 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.4 yrs | 12.4 yrs | 3.0 |
| Average age | 41.5 | 39.6 | 1.9 |
| Employees | 2,346 | 433 | 5.4x |
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)
¥868.1+3.1% (1Y)
Kokuyo +3.1% over 1Y. Compared: Maeda Kosen +9.0%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kokuyo ¥7.86M, Maeda Kosen ¥6.81M. Kokuyo pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kokuyo 41.5, Maeda Kosen 39.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kokuyo ¥359.9B, Maeda Kosen ¥71.4B. Kokuyo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥359.9B — 5.0x Maeda Kosen's ¥71.4B.
AOperating margins: Maeda Kosen 16.9%, Kokuyo 7.3%. Maeda Kosen turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Maeda Kosen +9.0%, Kokuyo +3.1%. Maeda Kosen 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.
