Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Takara Standard is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥252.8B — 3.5x Maeda Kosen's ¥71.4B.
Maeda Kosen earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.9% — 9.3 points above Takara Standard (7.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Maeda Kosen +11.4%, Takara Standard +3.9%.
Maeda Kosen pays more on average — ¥6.81M against ¥6.29M at Takara Standard.
Over the past year the shares moved Takara Standard +22.8%, Maeda Kosen +9.0%.
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
Takara Standard aheadTakara Standard 3 : Maeda Kosen 0
Revenue: Takara Standard ¥252.8B / Maeda Kosen ¥71.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Maeda Kosen aheadTakara Standard 0 : Maeda Kosen 4
Operating margin: Takara Standard 7.5% / Maeda Kosen 16.9%
GrowthInvestors
EvenTakara Standard 1 : Maeda Kosen 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Takara Standard +3.9% / Maeda Kosen +11.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Maeda Kosen aheadTakara Standard 1 : Maeda Kosen 2
Share price, 1 year: Takara Standard +22.8% / Maeda Kosen +9.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Takara Standard aheadTakara Standard 2 : Maeda Kosen 1
Average salary: Takara Standard ¥6.29M / Maeda Kosen ¥6.81M
| Metric | Takara Standard | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥252.8B | ¥71.4B | 3.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥19.1B | ¥12.0B | 1.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥15.1B | ¥9.6B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | ◎16.9% | 9.3pt |
| Net margin | 6.0% | ◎13.4% | 7.4pt |
| ROE | 7.7% | ◎13.2% | 5.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥39M | ◎¥165M | 4.2x |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.9% | ◎+11.4% | 7.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+22.1% | +0.1% | 22.0pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +9.0% | — |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+22.8% | +9.0% | 13.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.5% | ◎+6.5% | 7.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.0x | 14.8x | |
| Equity ratio | 68.8% | ◎80.3% | 11.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,020 | ¥2,114 |
◎ 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 | Takara Standard | Maeda Kosen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.29M | ◎¥6.81M | ¥0.52M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,460 | ¥278,000 | ¥2,460 |
| Average tenure | ◎14.7 yrs | 12.4 yrs | 2.3 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 39.6 | 1.4 |
| Employees | 6,445 | 433 | 14.9x |
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)
¥3,020+22.8% (1Y)
Takara Standard +22.8% over 1Y. Compared: Maeda Kosen +9.0%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Maeda Kosen ¥6.81M, Takara Standard ¥6.29M. Maeda Kosen pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Takara Standard 41.0, Maeda Kosen 39.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Takara Standard ¥252.8B, Maeda Kosen ¥71.4B. Takara Standard is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥252.8B — 3.5x Maeda Kosen's ¥71.4B.
AOperating margins: Maeda Kosen 16.9%, Takara Standard 7.5%. Maeda Kosen turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Takara Standard +22.8%, Maeda Kosen +9.0%. Takara Standard 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.
