Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
LY Corp is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.0T — 37.9x Sansan's ¥53.8B.
LY Corp earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.8% — 1.5 points above Sansan (15.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Sansan +24.4%, LY Corp +6.2%.
LY Corp pays more on average — ¥9.02M against ¥8.10M at Sansan.
Over the past year the shares moved Sansan +24.0%, LY Corp +12.6%.
Head-to-head wins12 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 : Sansan 0
Revenue: LY Corp ¥2.0T / Sansan ¥53.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
LY Corp aheadLY Corp 2 : Sansan 1
Operating margin: LY Corp 16.8% / Sansan 15.2%
GrowthInvestors
Sansan aheadLY Corp 0 : Sansan 2
Revenue growth (YoY): LY Corp +6.2% / Sansan +24.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLY Corp 1 : Sansan 1
Share price, 1 year: LY Corp +12.6% / Sansan +24.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
LY Corp aheadLY Corp 2 : Sansan 0
Average salary: LY Corp ¥9.02M / Sansan ¥8.10M
| Metric | LY Corp | Sansan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.0T | ¥53.8B | 37.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.3B | ¥8.2B | 41.7x |
| Net income | ◎¥193.7B | ¥6.8B | 28.6x |
| Metric | LY Corp | Sansan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎16.8% | 15.2% | 1.5pt |
| Net margin | 9.5% | ◎12.6% | 3.1pt |
| ROE | — | 38.8% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥193M | ¥26M | 7.4x |
| Metric | LY Corp | Sansan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.2% | ◎+24.4% | 18.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.3% | ◎+192.3% | 184.0pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +11.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +10.0% | — |
| Metric | LY Corp | Sansan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +12.6% | ◎+24.0% | 11.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.3% | +8.4% | 0.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 40.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 38.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥501 | ¥2,183 |
◎ 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 | Sansan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥9.02M | ¥8.10M | ¥0.92M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥466,667 | |
| Average tenure | ◎9.6 yrs | 3.4 yrs | 6.2 |
| Average age | 39.0 | 32.1 | 6.9 |
| Employees | 10,577 | 2,077 | 5.1x |
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)
¥501+12.6% (1Y)
LY Corp +12.6% over 1Y. Compared: Sansan +24.0%.
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.
LY Corp3 segments
Sansan3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: LY Corp ¥9.02M, Sansan ¥8.10M. LY Corp pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LY Corp 39.0, Sansan 32.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: LY Corp ¥2.0T, Sansan ¥53.8B. LY Corp is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.0T — 37.9x Sansan's ¥53.8B.
AOperating margins: LY Corp 16.8%, Sansan 15.2%. LY Corp turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sansan +24.0%, LY Corp +12.6%. Sansan 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.
