Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Gas & Energy Suppliers
NICIGAS (¥208.5B) and Shizuoka Gas (¥201.2B) are about the same size by revenue.
NICIGAS earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 10.2% — 3.2 points above Shizuoka Gas (7.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NICIGAS +4.2%, Shizuoka Gas −0.5%. For next year, NICIGAS guides for the fastest operating profit growth (−6.0%).
Shizuoka Gas pays more on average — ¥7.74M against ¥6.72M at NICIGAS.
Over the past year the shares moved Shizuoka Gas +22.2%, NICIGAS −7.9%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
NICIGAS aheadNICIGAS 3 : Shizuoka Gas 0
Revenue: NICIGAS ¥208.5B / Shizuoka Gas ¥201.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
NICIGAS aheadNICIGAS 2 : Shizuoka Gas 1
Operating margin: NICIGAS 10.2% / Shizuoka Gas 7.0%
GrowthInvestors
NICIGAS aheadNICIGAS 2 : Shizuoka Gas 1
Revenue growth (YoY): NICIGAS +4.2% / Shizuoka Gas −0.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Shizuoka Gas aheadNICIGAS 0 : Shizuoka Gas 2
Share price, 1 year: NICIGAS −7.9% / Shizuoka Gas +22.2%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Shizuoka Gas aheadNICIGAS 0 : Shizuoka Gas 3
Average salary: NICIGAS ¥6.72M / Shizuoka Gas ¥7.74M
| Metric | NICIGAS | Shizuoka Gas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥208.5B | ¥201.2B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥21.3B | ¥14.1B | 1.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥14.8B | ¥10.0B | 1.5x |
| Metric | NICIGAS | Shizuoka Gas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎10.2% | 7.0% | 3.2pt |
| Net margin | ◎7.1% | 5.0% | 2.1pt |
| ROE | — | 8.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥184M | ◎¥306M | 1.7x |
| Metric | NICIGAS | Shizuoka Gas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+4.2% | −0.5% | 4.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.7% | ◎+36.6% | 21.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.8% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | −0.0% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎−6.0% | −31.6% | 25.6pt |
| Metric | NICIGAS | Shizuoka Gas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −7.9% | ◎+22.2% | 30.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.9% | ◎+8.2% | 20.2pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.3x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 70.8% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥866.1 | ¥1,370 |
◎ 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 | NICIGAS | Shizuoka Gas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.72M | ◎¥7.74M | ¥1.02M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥240,000 | ◎¥277,000 | ¥37,000 |
| Average tenure | 13.3 yrs | ◎20.9 yrs | 7.6 |
| Average age | 39.7 | 44.3 | 4.6 |
| Employees | 1,135 | 657 | 1.7x |
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)
¥866.1-7.9% (1Y)
NICIGAS -7.9% over 1Y. Compared: Shizuoka Gas +22.2%.
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.
NICIGAS3 segments
Shizuoka Gas3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Shizuoka Gas ¥7.74M, NICIGAS ¥6.72M. Shizuoka Gas pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NICIGAS 39.7, Shizuoka Gas 44.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: NICIGAS ¥208.5B, Shizuoka Gas ¥201.2B. NICIGAS (¥208.5B) and Shizuoka Gas (¥201.2B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: NICIGAS 10.2%, Shizuoka Gas 7.0%. NICIGAS turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Shizuoka Gas +22.2%, NICIGAS −7.9%. Shizuoka Gas 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.
