Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Nomura is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.8T — 572.1x Kyokuto's ¥8.3B.
Kyokuto earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 36.5% — 25.2 points above Nomura (11.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Kyokuto +4.1%, Nomura +0.5%.
Nomura pays more on average — ¥14.2M against ¥8.38M at Kyokuto.
Over the past year the shares moved Nomura +37.9%, Kyokuto −1.4%.
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
Nomura aheadNomura 3 : Kyokuto 0
Revenue: Nomura ¥4.8T / Kyokuto ¥8.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Kyokuto aheadNomura 1 : Kyokuto 2
Operating margin: Nomura 11.3% / Kyokuto 36.5%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNomura 1 : Kyokuto 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Nomura +0.5% / Kyokuto +4.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nomura aheadNomura 2 : Kyokuto 0
Share price, 1 year: Nomura +37.9% / Kyokuto −1.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nomura aheadNomura 2 : Kyokuto 1
Average salary: Nomura ¥14.2M / Kyokuto ¥8.38M
| Metric | Nomura | Kyokuto | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.8T | ¥8.3B | 572.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥539.8B | ¥3.0B | 177.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥362.1B | ¥4.8B | 75.6x |
| Metric | Nomura | Kyokuto | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | ◎36.5% | 25.2pt |
| Net margin | 7.6% | ◎57.6% | 50.0pt |
| ROE | — | 9.2% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥23.3B | ¥37M | 636.6x |
| Metric | Nomura | Kyokuto | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.5% | ◎+4.1% | 3.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+14.4% | +12.9% | 1.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +24.1% | — |
| Metric | Nomura | Kyokuto | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+37.9% | −1.4% | 39.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+1.8% | −15.1% | 16.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.0x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 65.1% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,496 | ¥1,498 |
◎ 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 | Nomura | Kyokuto | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥14.2M | ¥8.38M | ¥5.83M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥270,000 | ¥30,000 |
| Average tenure | 4.3 yrs | ◎17.1 yrs | 12.8 |
| Average age | 45.0 | 44.3 | 0.7 |
| Employees | 204 | 227 | 1.1x |
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)
¥1,496+37.9% (1Y)
Nomura +37.9% over 1Y. Compared: Kyokuto -1.4%.
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.
Nomura4 segments
Kyokuto1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nomura ¥14.2M, Kyokuto ¥8.38M. Nomura pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nomura 45.0, Kyokuto 44.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nomura ¥4.8T, Kyokuto ¥8.3B. Nomura is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.8T — 572.1x Kyokuto's ¥8.3B.
AOperating margins: Kyokuto 36.5%, Nomura 11.3%. Kyokuto turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nomura +37.9%, Kyokuto −1.4%. Nomura 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.
