Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Major Game Publishers
Nintendo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 7.8x Square Enix's ¥297.7B.
Square Enix earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 18.4% — 2.8 points above Nintendo (15.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nintendo +98.6%, Square Enix −8.3%. For next year, Nintendo guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+2.7%).
Over the past year the shares moved Square Enix +0.4%, Nintendo −35.9%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Nintendo aheadNintendo 3 : Square Enix 0
Revenue: Nintendo ¥2.3T / Square Enix ¥297.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenNintendo 1 : Square Enix 1
Operating margin: Nintendo 15.6% / Square Enix 18.4%
GrowthInvestors
Nintendo aheadNintendo 3 : Square Enix 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nintendo +98.6% / Square Enix −8.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Square Enix aheadNintendo 0 : Square Enix 2
Share price, 1 year: Nintendo −35.9% / Square Enix +0.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nintendo aheadNintendo 1 : Square Enix 0
Average tenure: Nintendo 14.6 yrs / Square Enix 5.9 yrs
| Metric | Nintendo | Square Enix | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.3T | ¥297.7B | 7.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥360.1B | ¥54.7B | 6.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥424.1B | ¥29.6B | 14.3x |
| Metric | Nintendo | Square Enix | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.6% | ◎18.4% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | ◎18.3% | 9.9% | 8.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥750M | — |
| Metric | Nintendo | Square Enix | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+98.6% | −8.3% | 106.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +27.5% | ◎+34.9% | 7.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+5.6% | −2.2% | 7.8pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −11.4% | ◎+0.1% | 11.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.7% | −10.5% | 13.2pt |
| Metric | Nintendo | Square Enix | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −35.9% | ◎+0.4% | 36.3pt |
| Share price, 3 months | +1.8% | ◎+4.2% | 2.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,289 | ¥3,016 |
◎ 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 | Nintendo | Square Enix | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.82M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥306,300 | — | |
| Average tenure | ◎14.6 yrs | 5.9 yrs | 8.7 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 48.0 | 7.5 |
| Employees | 3,084 | 26 | 118.6x |
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)
¥8,289-35.9% (1Y)
Nintendo -35.9% over 1Y. Compared: Square Enix +0.4%.
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.
Nintendo1 segments
Square Enix4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Nintendo ¥2.3T, Square Enix ¥297.7B. Nintendo is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.3T — 7.8x Square Enix's ¥297.7B.
AOperating margins: Square Enix 18.4%, Nintendo 15.6%. Square Enix turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Square Enix +0.4%, Nintendo −35.9%. Square Enix 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.
