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Company comparison · Electronics & Appliance Conglomerates
Sony is the largest by revenue at ¥12.5T, followed by Panasonic (¥8.5T), Mitsubishi Electric (¥5.9T) and YA-MAN (¥17.2B).
Sony has the highest operating margin at 11.6%, 15.8 points above the lowest, YA-MAN (-4.2%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Mitsubishi Electric +6.8%, Sony +3.7%, Panasonic −0.5%. For next year, Mitsubishi Electric guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+36.2%).
Sony pays the most on average (¥11.2M), ¥6.49M more than YA-MAN (¥4.70M).
Over the past year the shares moved Panasonic +89.2%, Mitsubishi Electric +11.7%, YA-MAN −7.5%, Sony −8.3%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Sony aheadSony 3 : Panasonic 0 : Mitsubishi Electric 0 : YA-MAN 0
Revenue: Sony ¥12.5T / Panasonic ¥8.5T / Mitsubishi Electric ¥5.9T / YA-MAN ¥17.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sony aheadSony 2 : Panasonic 1 : Mitsubishi Electric 0 : YA-MAN 0
Operating margin: Sony 11.6% / Panasonic 5.0% / Mitsubishi Electric 7.3% / YA-MAN −4.2%
GrowthInvestors
Mitsubishi Electric aheadSony 0 : Panasonic 1 : Mitsubishi Electric 3 : YA-MAN 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Sony +3.7% / Panasonic −0.5% / Mitsubishi Electric +6.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSony 1 : Panasonic 1 : Mitsubishi Electric 0 : YA-MAN 1
Share price, 1 year: Sony −8.3% / Panasonic +89.2% / Mitsubishi Electric +11.7% / YA-MAN −7.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sony aheadSony 2 : Panasonic 1 : Mitsubishi Electric 0 : YA-MAN 0
Average salary: Sony ¥11.2M / Panasonic ¥9.56M / Mitsubishi Electric ¥9.13M / YA-MAN ¥4.70M
| Metric | Sony | Panasonic | Mitsubishi Electric | YA-MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥12.5T | ¥8.5T | ¥5.9T | ¥17.2B |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.4T | ¥426.5B | ¥433.1B | −¥718M |
| Net income | ◎¥1.0T | ¥384.4B | ¥407.8B | −¥1.2B |
| Metric | Sony | Panasonic | Mitsubishi Electric | YA-MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎11.6% | 5.0% | 7.3% | −4.2% |
| Net margin | ◎8.3% | 4.5% | 6.9% | −6.9% |
| ROE | — | — | — | −4.8% |
| Revenue per employee | ¥5.6B | ◎¥5.7B | ¥197M | ¥44M |
| Metric | Sony | Panasonic | Mitsubishi Electric | YA-MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.7% | −0.5% | ◎+6.8% | — |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +13.4% | ◎+18.2% | +10.5% | — |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +6.8% | +6.0% | ◎+7.1% | — |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −1.4% | −7.8% | +5.2% | ◎+59.5% |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +10.5% | −13.2% | ◎+36.2% | — |
| Metric | Sony | Panasonic | Mitsubishi Electric | YA-MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −8.3% | ◎+89.2% | +11.7% | −7.5% |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.9% | −1.0% | −12.7% | −4.3% |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 22.6x | — | — |
| Equity ratio | — | 52.2% | — | ◎87.4% |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,958 | ¥3,548 | ¥4,640 | ¥728 |
◎ 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 | Sony | Panasonic | Mitsubishi Electric | YA-MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥11.2M | ¥9.56M | ¥9.13M | ¥4.70M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥323,000 | ¥269,000 | ¥287,000 | ¥300,000 |
| Average tenure | 15.8 yrs | ◎17.9 yrs | 15.3 yrs | 5.8 yrs |
| Average age | 42.5 | 44.0 | 40.5 | 36.8 |
| Employees | 2,212 | 1,478 | 29,949 | 395 |
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)
¥3,958-8.3% (1Y)
Sony -8.3% over 1Y. Compared: Panasonic +89.2%, Mitsubishi Electric +11.7%, YA-MAN -7.5%.
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.
Sony3 segments
Panasonic6 segments
Mitsubishi Electric5 segments
YA-MAN5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sony ¥11.2M, Panasonic ¥9.56M, Mitsubishi Electric ¥9.13M, YA-MAN ¥4.70M. Sony pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sony 42.5, Panasonic 44.0, Mitsubishi Electric 40.5, YA-MAN 36.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sony ¥12.5T, Panasonic ¥8.5T, Mitsubishi Electric ¥5.9T, YA-MAN ¥17.2B. Sony is the largest by revenue at ¥12.5T, followed by Panasonic (¥8.5T), Mitsubishi Electric (¥5.9T) and YA-MAN (¥17.2B).
AOperating margins: Sony 11.6%, Mitsubishi Electric 7.3%, Panasonic 5.0%, YA-MAN -4.2%. Sony turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Panasonic +89.2%, Mitsubishi Electric +11.7%, YA-MAN −7.5%, Sony −8.3%. Panasonic has risen the most.
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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.
