Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
KOSÉ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥330.2B — 6.2x Milbon's ¥52.9B.
Milbon earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.7% — 5.1 points above KOSÉ (5.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Milbon +3.0%, KOSÉ +2.3%. For next year, Milbon guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.5%).
Milbon pays more on average — ¥7.58M against ¥7.47M at KOSÉ.
Over the past year the shares moved Milbon +45.3%, KOSÉ +2.9%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
KOSÉ aheadKOSÉ 3 : Milbon 0
Revenue: KOSÉ ¥330.2B / Milbon ¥52.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Milbon aheadKOSÉ 1 : Milbon 3
Operating margin: KOSÉ 5.6% / Milbon 10.7%
GrowthInvestors
EvenKOSÉ 2 : Milbon 2
Revenue growth (YoY): KOSÉ +2.3% / Milbon +3.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Milbon aheadKOSÉ 0 : Milbon 3
Share price, 1 year: KOSÉ +2.9% / Milbon +45.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
KOSÉ aheadKOSÉ 2 : Milbon 1
Average salary: KOSÉ ¥7.47M / Milbon ¥7.58M
| Metric | KOSÉ | Milbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥330.2B | ¥52.9B | 6.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥18.5B | ¥5.7B | 3.3x |
| Net income | ◎¥15.1B | ¥3.4B | 4.4x |
| Metric | KOSÉ | Milbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | ◎10.7% | 5.1pt |
| Net margin | 4.6% | ◎6.5% | 1.9pt |
| ROE | 5.4% | ◎7.0% | 1.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥337M | ¥56M | 6.0x |
| Metric | KOSÉ | Milbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.3% | ◎+3.0% | 0.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+6.3% | −17.4% | 23.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.0% | +3.7% | 2.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +8.3% | ◎+11.5% | 3.2pt |
| Metric | KOSÉ | Milbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +2.9% | ◎+45.3% | 42.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.3% | ◎+15.7% | 14.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 22.7x | 31.5x | |
| Equity ratio | 77.5% | ◎84.9% | 7.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,014 | ¥3,350 |
◎ 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 | KOSÉ | Milbon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.47M | ◎¥7.58M | ¥0.12M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥251,000 | ¥250,600 | ¥400 |
| Average tenure | ◎12.8 yrs | 11.2 yrs | 1.6 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 36.0 | 4.5 |
| Employees | 981 | 941 | 1.0x |
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)
¥6,014+2.9% (1Y)
KOSÉ +2.9% over 1Y. Compared: Milbon +45.3%.
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.
KOSÉ3 segments
Milbon1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Milbon ¥7.58M, KOSÉ ¥7.47M. Milbon pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (KOSÉ 40.5, Milbon 36.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: KOSÉ ¥330.2B, Milbon ¥52.9B. KOSÉ is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥330.2B — 6.2x Milbon's ¥52.9B.
AOperating margins: Milbon 10.7%, KOSÉ 5.6%. Milbon turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Milbon +45.3%, KOSÉ +2.9%. Milbon 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.
