Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Logistics & Parcel Delivery
Nippon Express is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.6T — 1.4x Yamato's ¥1.9T.
Nippon Express earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 2.0% — 0.5 points above Yamato (1.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Yamato +5.8%, Nippon Express −0.1%. For next year, Nippon Express guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+94.2%).
Over the past year the shares moved Nippon Express +82.9%, Yamato −14.1%.
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
Nippon Express aheadNippon Express 2 : Yamato 1
Revenue: Nippon Express ¥2.6T / Yamato ¥1.9T
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenNippon Express 1 : Yamato 1
Operating margin: Nippon Express 2.0% / Yamato 1.5%
GrowthInvestors
Yamato aheadNippon Express 2 : Yamato 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon Express −0.1% / Yamato +5.8%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Express aheadNippon Express 2 : Yamato 0
Share price, 1 year: Nippon Express +82.9% / Yamato −14.1%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Yamato aheadNippon Express 0 : Yamato 1
Average tenure: Nippon Express 22.3 yrs / Yamato 24.7 yrs
| Metric | Nippon Express | Yamato | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.6T | ¥1.9T | 1.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥51.5B | ¥28.3B | 1.8x |
| Net income | ¥2.7B | ◎¥13.7B | 5.1x |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Yamato | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5pt |
| Net margin | 0.1% | ◎0.7% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | 3.8% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥9.0B | — |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Yamato | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −0.1% | ◎+5.8% | 5.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +4.9% | ◎+99.2% | 94.3pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 2 years | −0.8% | ◎+1.9% | 2.8pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+4.9% | +2.9% | 1.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+94.2% | +48.4% | 45.9pt |
| Metric | Nippon Express | Yamato | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+82.9% | −14.1% | 97.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+12.7% | −7.9% | 20.6pt |
| Equity ratio | 35.2% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,939 | ¥1,969.5 |
◎ 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 | Nippon Express | Yamato | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥8.91M | — | |
| Average tenure | 22.3 yrs | ◎24.7 yrs | 2.4 |
| Average age | 47.7 | 50.8 | 3.1 |
| Employees | 286 | 15 | 19.1x |
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)
¥5,939+82.9% (1Y)
Nippon Express +82.9% over 1Y. Compared: Yamato -14.1%.
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.
Nippon Express8 segments
Yamato4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon Express ¥2.6T, Yamato ¥1.9T. Nippon Express is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.6T — 1.4x Yamato's ¥1.9T.
AOperating margins: Nippon Express 2.0%, Yamato 1.5%. Nippon Express turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nippon Express +82.9%, Yamato −14.1%. Nippon Express 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.
