Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Commercial TV Broadcasters
Nippon TV is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥484.4B — 1.1x TBS's ¥424.9B.
Nippon TV earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.3% — 8.5 points above TBS (5.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon TV +4.9%, TBS +4.5%. For next year, TBS guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+5.1%).
Nippon TV pays more on average — ¥14.0M against ¥13.3M at TBS.
Over the past year the shares moved TBS +16.9%, Nippon TV −16.4%.
Head-to-head wins16 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 TV aheadNippon TV 3 : TBS 0
Revenue: Nippon TV ¥484.4B / TBS ¥424.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon TV aheadNippon TV 3 : TBS 1
Operating margin: Nippon TV 14.3% / TBS 5.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenNippon TV 2 : TBS 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Nippon TV +4.9% / TBS +4.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon TV aheadNippon TV 2 : TBS 1
Share price, 1 year: Nippon TV −16.4% / TBS +16.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nippon TV aheadNippon TV 2 : TBS 0
Average salary: Nippon TV ¥14.0M / TBS ¥13.3M
| Metric | Nippon TV | TBS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥484.4B | ¥424.9B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥69.3B | ¥24.8B | 2.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥56.8B | ¥52.2B | 1.1x |
| Metric | Nippon TV | TBS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎14.3% | 5.8% | 8.5pt |
| Net margin | 11.7% | ◎12.3% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | ◎5.8% | 5.1% | 0.7pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.1B | ¥1.6B | 1.3x |
| Metric | Nippon TV | TBS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+4.9% | +4.5% | 0.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +26.2% | ◎+27.1% | 0.9pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+10.4% | +3.6% | 6.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −29.3% | ◎+5.1% | 34.4pt |
| Metric | Nippon TV | TBS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −16.4% | ◎+16.9% | 33.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.0% | −1.1% | 4.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.6x | 18.5x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎80.4% | 69.7% | 10.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,095 | ¥6,145 |
◎ 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 TV | TBS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥14.0M | ¥13.3M | ¥0.70M |
| Average tenure | ◎17.0 yrs | 14.0 yrs | 3.0 |
| Average age | 48.6 | 45.6 | 3.0 |
| Employees | 235 | 269 | 1.1x |
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)
¥3,095-16.4% (1Y)
Nippon TV -16.4% over 1Y. Compared: TBS +16.9%.
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.
Nippon TV3 segments
TBS3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nippon TV ¥14.0M, TBS ¥13.3M. Nippon TV pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nippon TV 48.6, TBS 45.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nippon TV ¥484.4B, TBS ¥424.9B. Nippon TV is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥484.4B — 1.1x TBS's ¥424.9B.
AOperating margins: Nippon TV 14.3%, TBS 5.8%. Nippon TV turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): TBS +16.9%, Nippon TV −16.4%. TBS 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.
