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Company comparison · Restaurant Chains
Kura Sushi is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥245.1B — 1.3x Matsuya Foods's ¥184.5B.
Matsuya Foods earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.1% — 1.9 points above Kura Sushi (2.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Matsuya Foods +19.6%, Kura Sushi +4.3%. For next year, Matsuya Foods guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.0%).
Over the past year the shares moved Kura Sushi +3.7%, Matsuya Foods −3.4%.
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
Matsuya Foods aheadKura Sushi 1 : Matsuya Foods 2
Revenue: Kura Sushi ¥245.1B / Matsuya Foods ¥184.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Matsuya Foods aheadKura Sushi 0 : Matsuya Foods 3
Operating margin: Kura Sushi 2.2% / Matsuya Foods 4.1%
GrowthInvestors
Matsuya Foods aheadKura Sushi 0 : Matsuya Foods 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Kura Sushi +4.3% / Matsuya Foods +19.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kura Sushi aheadKura Sushi 2 : Matsuya Foods 1
Share price, 1 year: Kura Sushi +3.7% / Matsuya Foods −3.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Matsuya Foods aheadKura Sushi 0 : Matsuya Foods 2
Starting salary (monthly): Kura Sushi ¥260,000 / Matsuya Foods ¥270,000
| Metric | Kura Sushi | Matsuya Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥245.1B | ¥184.5B | 1.3x |
| Operating profit | ¥5.5B | ◎¥7.6B | 1.4x |
| Net income | ¥3.6B | ◎¥3.8B | 1.0x |
| Metric | Kura Sushi | Matsuya Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | ◎4.1% | 1.9pt |
| Net margin | 1.5% | ◎2.0% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | 6.1% | ◎7.3% | 1.2pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥137M | — |
| Metric | Kura Sushi | Matsuya Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.3% | ◎+19.6% | 15.3pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −4.2% | ◎+72.3% | 76.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.9% | ◎+16.5% | 11.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −8.4% | ◎+8.0% | 16.4pt |
| Metric | Kura Sushi | Matsuya Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+3.7% | −3.4% | 7.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.7% | ◎+7.1% | 5.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 19.0x | 28.5x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎55.3% | 41.0% | 14.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,727 | ¥5,600 |
◎ 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 | Kura Sushi | Matsuya Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.21M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥260,000 | ◎¥270,000 | ¥10,000 |
| Average tenure | 7.6 yrs | ◎18.5 yrs | 10.9 |
| Average age | 32.4 | 48.5 | 16.1 |
| Employees | 1,794 | 24 | 74.8x |
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)
¥1,727+3.7% (1Y)
Kura Sushi +3.7% over 1Y. Compared: Matsuya Foods -3.4%.
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.
Kura Sushi3 segments
Matsuya Foods1 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Kura Sushi ¥245.1B, Matsuya Foods ¥184.5B. Kura Sushi is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥245.1B — 1.3x Matsuya Foods's ¥184.5B.
AOperating margins: Matsuya Foods 4.1%, Kura Sushi 2.2%. Matsuya Foods turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kura Sushi +3.7%, Matsuya Foods −3.4%. Kura Sushi 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.
