Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Passenger Car Makers
Mazda (¥4.9T) and Subaru (¥4.8T) are about the same size by revenue.
Operating margins are level: Mazda 1.0%, Subaru 0.8%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Subaru +2.1%, Mazda −2.0%. For next year, Subaru guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+273.9%).
Subaru pays more on average — ¥7.31M against ¥7.14M at Mazda.
Over the past year the shares moved Mazda −0.9%, Subaru −19.2%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Mazda aheadMazda 2 : Subaru 1
Revenue: Mazda ¥4.9T / Subaru ¥4.8T
ProfitabilityInvestors
Subaru aheadMazda 1 : Subaru 2
Operating margin: Mazda 1.0% / Subaru 0.8%
GrowthInvestors
Mazda aheadMazda 3 : Subaru 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Mazda −2.0% / Subaru +2.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenMazda 1 : Subaru 1
Share price, 1 year: Mazda −0.9% / Subaru −19.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Subaru aheadMazda 1 : Subaru 2
Average salary: Mazda ¥7.14M / Subaru ¥7.31M
| Metric | Mazda | Subaru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.9T | ¥4.8T | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥51.6B | ¥40.1B | 1.3x |
| Net income | ¥35.1B | ◎¥90.8B | 2.6x |
| Metric | Mazda | Subaru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2pt |
| Net margin | 0.7% | ◎1.9% | 1.2pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥210M | ◎¥268M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Mazda | Subaru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −2.0% | ◎+2.1% | 4.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎−72.3% | −90.1% | 17.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+11.3% | +11.1% | 0.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.8% | +8.7% | 3.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +190.8% | ◎+273.9% | 83.1pt |
| Metric | Mazda | Subaru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎−0.9% | −19.2% | 18.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.3% | ◎−5.7% | 5.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,083 | ¥2,663 |
◎ 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 | Mazda | Subaru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.14M | ◎¥7.31M | ¥0.16M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥236,000 | ◎¥252,000 | ¥16,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.4 yrs | 15.9 yrs | 1.5 |
| Average age | 42.5 | 39.8 | 2.7 |
| Employees | 23,391 | 17,885 | 1.3x |
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)
¥1,083-0.9% (1Y)
Mazda -0.9% over 1Y. Compared: Subaru -19.2%.
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.
Mazda3 segments
Subaru3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Subaru ¥7.31M, Mazda ¥7.14M. Subaru pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Mazda 42.5, Subaru 39.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Mazda ¥4.9T, Subaru ¥4.8T. Mazda (¥4.9T) and Subaru (¥4.8T) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Mazda 1.0%, Subaru 0.8%. Mazda turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Mazda −0.9%, Subaru −19.2%. Mazda 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.
