Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Money Forward is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥50.4B — 2.0x Net Protections's ¥25.2B.
Net Protections earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 11.3% — 16.6 points above Money Forward (-5.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Money Forward +24.7%, Net Protections +9.5%.
Over the past year the shares moved Money Forward +49.4%, Net Protections −55.9%.
Head-to-head wins11 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
Net Protections aheadMoney Forward 1 : Net Protections 2
Revenue: Money Forward ¥50.4B / Net Protections ¥25.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Net Protections aheadMoney Forward 0 : Net Protections 3
Operating margin: Money Forward −5.3% / Net Protections 11.3%
GrowthInvestors
Money Forward aheadMoney Forward 1 : Net Protections 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Money Forward +24.7% / Net Protections +9.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Money Forward aheadMoney Forward 3 : Net Protections 0
Share price, 1 year: Money Forward +49.4% / Net Protections −55.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Money Forward aheadMoney Forward 1 : Net Protections 0
Average tenure: Money Forward 2.9 yrs / Net Protections 2.6 yrs
| Metric | Money Forward | Net Protections | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥50.4B | ¥25.2B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | −¥2.7B | ◎¥2.8B | |
| Net income | ¥1.6B | ◎¥1.7B | 1.1x |
| Metric | Money Forward | Net Protections | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −5.3% | ◎11.3% | 16.6pt |
| Net margin | 3.2% | ◎6.9% | 3.7pt |
| ROE | 4.2% | ◎8.6% | 4.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥29M | — |
| Metric | Money Forward | Net Protections | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+24.7% | +9.5% | 15.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +35.4% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +10.3% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +26.4% |
| Metric | Money Forward | Net Protections | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+49.4% | −55.9% | 105.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+27.6% | −18.2% | 45.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 238.2x | 20.4x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎43.8% | 24.8% | 19.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,855 | ¥356 |
◎ 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 | Money Forward | Net Protections | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.23M | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎2.9 yrs | 2.6 yrs | 0.3 |
| Average age | 34.3 | 38.4 | 4.1 |
| Employees | 1,707 | 16 | 106.7x |
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)
¥6,855+49.4% (1Y)
Money Forward +49.4% over 1Y. Compared: Net Protections -55.9%.
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.
Money Forward5 segments
Net Protections1 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Money Forward ¥50.4B, Net Protections ¥25.2B. Money Forward is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥50.4B — 2.0x Net Protections's ¥25.2B.
AOperating margins: Net Protections 11.3%, Money Forward -5.3%. Net Protections turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Money Forward +49.4%, Net Protections −55.9%. Money Forward 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.
