Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Persol is the largest by revenue at ¥1.6T, followed by Open Up (¥167.5B), UT Group (¥166.9B) and Meitec (¥137.7B).
Meitec has the highest operating margin at 14.5%, 10.2 points above the lowest, Persol (4.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Persol +7.2%, Meitec +3.5%, Open Up −10.9%, UT Group −14.3%. For next year, Persol guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.7%).
Persol pays the most on average (¥8.19M), ¥3.68M more than UT Group (¥4.51M).
Over the past year the shares moved UT Group +34.1%, Open Up +19.5%, Persol +15.4%, Meitec +4.4%.
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
Persol aheadPersol 3 : Open Up 0 : UT Group 0 : Meitec 0
Revenue: Persol ¥1.6T / Open Up ¥167.5B / UT Group ¥166.9B / Meitec ¥137.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Meitec aheadPersol 1 : Open Up 0 : UT Group 0 : Meitec 2
Operating margin: Persol 4.3% / Open Up 10.0% / UT Group 6.4% / Meitec 14.5%
GrowthInvestors
Persol aheadPersol 3 : Open Up 1 : UT Group 1 : Meitec 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Persol +7.2% / Open Up −10.9% / UT Group −14.3% / Meitec +3.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
UT Group aheadPersol 0 : Open Up 0 : UT Group 2 : Meitec 0
Share price, 1 year: Persol +15.4% / Open Up +19.5% / UT Group +34.1% / Meitec +4.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
EvenPersol 1 : Open Up 0 : UT Group 1 : Meitec 0
Average salary: Persol ¥8.19M / Open Up ¥7.50M / UT Group ¥4.51M
| Metric | Persol | Open Up | UT Group | Meitec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.6T | ¥167.5B | ¥166.9B | ¥137.7B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥66.5B | ¥16.7B | ¥10.6B | ¥19.9B |
| Net income | ◎¥42.7B | ¥11.8B | ¥7.1B | ¥15.1B |
| Metric | Persol | Open Up | UT Group | Meitec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 10.0% | 6.4% | ◎14.5% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 7.1% | 4.3% | ◎10.9% |
| ROE | — | — | 26.1% | — |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.4B | ¥1.4B | ¥676M | — |
| Metric | Persol | Open Up | UT Group | Meitec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+7.2% | −10.9% | −14.3% | +3.5% |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +15.8% | +2.8% | ◎+31.5% | +5.7% |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +10.4% | ◎+11.1% | — | +7.3% |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+7.0% | +4.5% | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.7% | +6.0% | −5.8% | +3.0% |
| Metric | Persol | Open Up | UT Group | Meitec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +15.4% | +19.5% | ◎+34.1% | +4.4% |
| Share price, 3 months | +6.8% | −2.2% | ◎+31.5% | −6.0% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | — | 19.6x | — |
| Equity ratio | — | — | 50.6% | — |
| Share price (close) | ¥291.2 | ¥2,007 | ¥242 | ¥3,195 |
◎ 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 | Persol | Open Up | UT Group | Meitec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.19M | ¥7.50M | ¥4.51M | — |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥295,900 | — | — | — |
| Average tenure | 6.2 yrs | 5.8 yrs | ◎7.2 yrs | — |
| Average age | 40.9 | 44.4 | 40.3 | — |
| Employees | 647 | 123 | 247 | — |
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)
¥291.2+15.4% (1Y)
Persol +15.4% over 1Y. Compared: Open Up +19.5%, UT Group +34.1%, Meitec +4.4%.
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.
Persol5 segments
Open Up5 segments
UT Group4 segments
Meitec2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Persol ¥8.19M, Open Up ¥7.50M, UT Group ¥4.51M. Persol pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Persol 40.9, Open Up 44.4, UT Group 40.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: Persol ¥1.6T, Open Up ¥167.5B, UT Group ¥166.9B, Meitec ¥137.7B. Persol is the largest by revenue at ¥1.6T, followed by Open Up (¥167.5B), UT Group (¥166.9B) and Meitec (¥137.7B).
AOperating margins: Meitec 14.5%, Open Up 10.0%, UT Group 6.4%, Persol 4.3%. Meitec turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): UT Group +34.1%, Open Up +19.5%, Persol +15.4%, Meitec +4.4%. UT Group has risen the most.
Comparing 4 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.
