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Company comparison · Internet Platforms
LY Corp is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.0T — 8.9x Mercari's ¥229.3B.
Mercari earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 19.1% — 2.4 points above LY Corp (16.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Mercari +19.0%, LY Corp +6.2%.
Mercari pays more on average — ¥11.8M against ¥9.02M at LY Corp.
Over the past year the shares moved Mercari +57.8%, LY Corp +12.6%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
LY Corp aheadLY Corp 3 : Mercari 0
Revenue: LY Corp ¥2.0T / Mercari ¥229.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Mercari aheadLY Corp 1 : Mercari 2
Operating margin: LY Corp 16.8% / Mercari 19.1%
GrowthInvestors
Mercari aheadLY Corp 0 : Mercari 4
Revenue growth (YoY): LY Corp +6.2% / Mercari +19.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLY Corp 1 : Mercari 1
Share price, 1 year: LY Corp +12.6% / Mercari +57.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenLY Corp 1 : Mercari 1
Average salary: LY Corp ¥9.02M / Mercari ¥11.8M
| Metric | LY Corp | Mercari | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.0T | ¥229.3B | 8.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.3B | ¥43.9B | 7.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥193.7B | ¥35.4B | 5.5x |
| Metric | LY Corp | Mercari | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | ◎19.1% | 2.4pt |
| Net margin | 9.5% | ◎15.4% | 5.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥193M | ¥149M | 1.3x |
| Metric | LY Corp | Mercari | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | ◎+19.0% | 12.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.3% | ◎+57.7% | 49.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.0% | ◎+16.7% | 5.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +10.0% | ◎+19.9% | 9.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +2.5% |
| Metric | LY Corp | Mercari | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +12.6% | ◎+57.8% | 45.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | −18.3% | 27.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥501 | ¥3,573 |
◎ 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 | LY Corp | Mercari | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.02M | ◎¥11.8M | ¥2.74M |
| Average tenure | ◎9.6 yrs | 3.8 yrs | 5.8 |
| Average age | 39.0 | 36.3 | 2.7 |
| Employees | 10,577 | 1,543 | 6.9x |
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)
¥501+12.6% (1Y)
LY Corp +12.6% over 1Y. Compared: Mercari +57.8%.
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: Mercari ¥11.8M, LY Corp ¥9.02M. Mercari pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LY Corp 39.0, Mercari 36.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: LY Corp ¥2.0T, Mercari ¥229.3B. LY Corp is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.0T — 8.9x Mercari's ¥229.3B.
AOperating margins: Mercari 19.1%, LY Corp 16.8%. Mercari turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mercari +57.8%, LY Corp +12.6%. Mercari 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.
