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Company comparison · Life Insurers
Sony Financial is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.9T — 83.5x Lifenet's ¥34.4B.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Lifenet +14.3%, Sony Financial +9.6%.
Sony Financial pays more on average — ¥12.4M against ¥8.32M at Lifenet.
Over the past year the shares moved Sony Financial −4.7%, Lifenet −21.3%.
Head-to-head wins10 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
Sony Financial aheadSony Financial 2 : Lifenet 0
Revenue: Sony Financial ¥2.9T / Lifenet ¥34.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenSony Financial 1 : Lifenet 1
Net margin: Sony Financial 1.9% / Lifenet 23.4%
GrowthInvestors
Lifenet aheadSony Financial 0 : Lifenet 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Sony Financial +9.6% / Lifenet +14.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sony Financial aheadSony Financial 2 : Lifenet 0
Share price, 1 year: Sony Financial −4.7% / Lifenet −21.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenSony Financial 1 : Lifenet 1
Average salary: Sony Financial ¥12.4M / Lifenet ¥8.32M
| Metric | Sony Financial | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.9T | ¥34.4B | 83.5x |
| Operating profit | ¥84.6B | — | |
| Net income | ◎¥55.5B | ¥8.0B | 6.9x |
| Metric | Sony Financial | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | — | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | ◎23.4% | 21.5pt |
| ROE | — | 8.6% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥13.4B | ¥142M | 94.0x |
| Metric | Sony Financial | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.6% | ◎+14.3% | 4.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +88.4% | — | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −63.4% | ◎+9.0% | 72.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −121.3% | — |
| Metric | Sony Financial | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−4.7% | −21.3% | 16.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−10.2% | −15.3% | 5.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 14.6x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 78.5% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥143.2 | ¥1,458 |
◎ 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 | Sony Financial | Lifenet | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥12.4M | ¥8.32M | ¥4.11M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥300,000 | |
| Average tenure | 3.7 yrs | ◎6.3 yrs | 2.6 |
| Average age | 46.2 | 41.8 | 4.4 |
| Employees | 215 | 242 | 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)
¥143.2-4.7% (1Y)
Sony Financial -4.7% over 1Y. Compared: Lifenet -21.3%.
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.
Sony Financial3 segments
Lifenet1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sony Financial ¥12.4M, Lifenet ¥8.32M. Sony Financial pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sony Financial 46.2, Lifenet 41.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sony Financial ¥2.9T, Lifenet ¥34.4B. Sony Financial is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.9T — 83.5x Lifenet's ¥34.4B.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sony Financial −4.7%, Lifenet −21.3%. Sony Financial 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.
