Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 1.8x NHK Spring's ¥816.9B.
NHK Spring earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.6% — 3.7 points above LIXIL (1.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NHK Spring +1.9%, LIXIL +0.4%. For next year, LIXIL guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+32.0%).
NHK Spring pays more on average — ¥7.91M against ¥7.30M at LIXIL.
Over the past year the shares moved NHK Spring +0.7%, LIXIL −6.4%.
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
NHK Spring aheadLIXIL 1 : NHK Spring 2
Revenue: LIXIL ¥1.5T / NHK Spring ¥816.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
NHK Spring aheadLIXIL 0 : NHK Spring 3
Operating margin: LIXIL 1.9% / NHK Spring 5.6%
GrowthInvestors
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 3 : NHK Spring 1
Revenue growth (YoY): LIXIL +0.4% / NHK Spring +1.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenLIXIL 1 : NHK Spring 1
Share price, 1 year: LIXIL −6.4% / NHK Spring +0.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
LIXIL aheadLIXIL 2 : NHK Spring 1
Average salary: LIXIL ¥7.30M / NHK Spring ¥7.91M
| Metric | LIXIL | NHK Spring | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.5T | ¥816.9B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ¥28.4B | ◎¥45.8B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ¥8.1B | ◎¥27.9B | 3.4x |
| Metric | LIXIL | NHK Spring | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | ◎5.6% | 3.7pt |
| Net margin | 0.5% | ◎3.4% | 2.9pt |
| ROE | 1.3% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥100M | ◎¥155M | 1.5x |
| Metric | LIXIL | NHK Spring | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.4% | ◎+1.9% | 1.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−4.3% | −12.2% | 7.9pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +7.4% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.9% | +5.3% | 0.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+32.0% | +28.9% | 3.2pt |
| Metric | LIXIL | NHK Spring | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.4% | ◎+0.7% | 7.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−11.9% | −13.3% | 1.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 58.7x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 35.5% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,662.5 | ¥2,895.5 |
◎ 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 | LIXIL | NHK Spring | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.30M | ◎¥7.91M | ¥0.62M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥255,000 | ¥246,220 | ¥8,780 |
| Average tenure | ◎20.3 yrs | 18.5 yrs | 1.8 |
| Average age | 46.2 | 41.8 | 4.4 |
| Employees | 15,128 | 5,281 | 2.9x |
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)
¥1,662.5-6.4% (1Y)
LIXIL -6.4% over 1Y. Compared: NHK Spring +0.7%.
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.
LIXIL3 segments
NHK Spring5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NHK Spring ¥7.91M, LIXIL ¥7.30M. NHK Spring pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (LIXIL 46.2, NHK Spring 41.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: LIXIL ¥1.5T, NHK Spring ¥816.9B. LIXIL is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.5T — 1.8x NHK Spring's ¥816.9B.
AOperating margins: NHK Spring 5.6%, LIXIL 1.9%. NHK Spring turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): NHK Spring +0.7%, LIXIL −6.4%. NHK Spring 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.
