Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 3.0x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
SMM earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.7% — 10.3 points above NLM Holdings (4.4%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SMM +9.3%, NLM Holdings +6.4%. For next year, NLM Holdings guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.4%).
NLM Holdings pays more on average — ¥9.56M against ¥7.90M at SMM.
Over the past year the shares moved SMM +65.3%, NLM Holdings +23.4%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
SMM aheadSMM 3 : NLM Holdings 0
Revenue: SMM ¥1.7T / NLM Holdings ¥585.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : NLM Holdings 1
Operating margin: SMM 14.7% / NLM Holdings 4.4%
GrowthInvestors
EvenSMM 2 : NLM Holdings 2
Revenue growth (YoY): SMM +9.3% / NLM Holdings +6.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SMM aheadSMM 2 : NLM Holdings 0
Share price, 1 year: SMM +65.3% / NLM Holdings +23.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NLM Holdings aheadSMM 1 : NLM Holdings 2
Average salary: SMM ¥7.90M / NLM Holdings ¥9.56M
| Metric | SMM | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.7T | ¥585.5B | 3.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥255.7B | ¥25.6B | 10.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥176.3B | ¥15.6B | 11.3x |
| Metric | SMM | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.7% | 4.4% | 10.3pt |
| Net margin | ◎10.1% | 2.7% | 7.5pt |
| ROE | — | 6.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥568M | ◎¥9.6B | 16.9x |
| Metric | SMM | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.3% | +6.4% | 2.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+714.7% | +17.9% | 696.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +13.5% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.1% | ◎+17.9% | 9.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −10.4% | ◎+5.4% | 15.8pt |
| Metric | SMM | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+65.3% | +23.4% | 41.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.4% | +0.5% | 8.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 10.3x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 48.2% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥8,131 | ¥2,602 |
◎ 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 | SMM | NLM Holdings | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.90M | ◎¥9.56M | ¥1.66M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥275,000 | ¥271,000 | ¥4,000 |
| Average tenure | 16.7 yrs | ◎20.5 yrs | 3.8 |
| Average age | 40.5 | 50.6 | 10.1 |
| Employees | 3,067 | 61 | 50.3x |
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)
¥8,131+65.3% (1Y)
SMM +65.3% over 1Y. Compared: NLM Holdings +23.4%.
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.
SMM3 segments
NLM Holdings4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NLM Holdings ¥9.56M, SMM ¥7.90M. NLM Holdings pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SMM 40.5, NLM Holdings 50.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: SMM ¥1.7T, NLM Holdings ¥585.5B. SMM is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.7T — 3.0x NLM Holdings's ¥585.5B.
AOperating margins: SMM 14.7%, NLM Holdings 4.4%. SMM turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SMM +65.3%, NLM Holdings +23.4%. SMM 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.
