Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Nomura is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.8T — 219.0x Marusan Securities's ¥21.7B.
Marusan Securities earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 24.7% — 13.4 points above Nomura (11.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Marusan Securities +15.3%, Nomura +0.5%.
Nomura pays more on average — ¥14.2M against ¥7.73M at Marusan Securities.
Over the past year the shares moved Nomura +37.9%, Marusan Securities +25.9%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Nomura aheadNomura 3 : Marusan Securities 0
Revenue: Nomura ¥4.8T / Marusan Securities ¥21.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Marusan Securities aheadNomura 1 : Marusan Securities 2
Operating margin: Nomura 11.3% / Marusan Securities 24.7%
GrowthInvestors
Marusan Securities aheadNomura 0 : Marusan Securities 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nomura +0.5% / Marusan Securities +15.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nomura aheadNomura 2 : Marusan Securities 0
Share price, 1 year: Nomura +37.9% / Marusan Securities +25.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nomura aheadNomura 2 : Marusan Securities 1
Average salary: Nomura ¥14.2M / Marusan Securities ¥7.73M
| Metric | Nomura | Marusan Securities | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.8T | ¥21.7B | 219.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥539.8B | ¥5.4B | 100.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥362.1B | ¥5.0B | 72.3x |
| Metric | Nomura | Marusan Securities | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | ◎24.7% | 13.4pt |
| Net margin | 7.6% | ◎23.1% | 15.5pt |
| ROE | — | 10.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥23.3B | ¥19M | 1213.3x |
| Metric | Nomura | Marusan Securities | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.5% | ◎+15.3% | 14.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.4% | ◎+51.0% | 36.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +24.1% | — |
| Metric | Nomura | Marusan Securities | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+37.9% | +25.9% | 12.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+1.8% | −1.3% | 3.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 15.4x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 58.1% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,496 | ¥1,162 |
◎ 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 | Nomura | Marusan Securities | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥14.2M | ¥7.73M | ¥6.48M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥300,000 | ¥290,000 | ¥10,000 |
| Average tenure | 4.3 yrs | ◎12.1 yrs | 7.8 |
| Average age | 45.0 | 35.5 | 9.5 |
| Employees | 204 | 1,130 | 5.5x |
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)
¥1,496+37.9% (1Y)
Nomura +37.9% over 1Y. Compared: Marusan Securities +25.9%.
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.
Nomura4 segments
Marusan Securities1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nomura ¥14.2M, Marusan Securities ¥7.73M. Nomura pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nomura 45.0, Marusan Securities 35.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nomura ¥4.8T, Marusan Securities ¥21.7B. Nomura is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.8T — 219.0x Marusan Securities's ¥21.7B.
AOperating margins: Marusan Securities 24.7%, Nomura 11.3%. Marusan Securities turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nomura +37.9%, Marusan Securities +25.9%. Nomura 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.