Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Civil Engineering & Infrastructure
Penta-Ocean is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥794.3B — 2.0x Nishimatsu's ¥396.0B.
Operating margins are level: Nishimatsu 7.1%, Penta-Ocean 7.0%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Penta-Ocean +9.2%, Nishimatsu +8.0%. For next year, Penta-Ocean guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.7%).
Nishimatsu pays more on average — ¥10.6M against ¥9.36M at Penta-Ocean.
Over the past year the shares moved Nishimatsu −0.3%, Penta-Ocean −1.4%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Penta-Ocean aheadPenta-Ocean 3 : Nishimatsu 0
Revenue: Penta-Ocean ¥794.3B / Nishimatsu ¥396.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenPenta-Ocean 2 : Nishimatsu 2
Operating margin: Penta-Ocean 7.0% / Nishimatsu 7.1%
GrowthInvestors
Penta-Ocean aheadPenta-Ocean 3 : Nishimatsu 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Penta-Ocean +9.2% / Nishimatsu +8.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nishimatsu aheadPenta-Ocean 0 : Nishimatsu 3
Share price, 1 year: Penta-Ocean −1.4% / Nishimatsu −0.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nishimatsu aheadPenta-Ocean 0 : Nishimatsu 3
Average salary: Penta-Ocean ¥9.36M / Nishimatsu ¥10.6M
| Metric | Penta-Ocean | Nishimatsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥794.3B | ¥396.0B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥55.3B | ¥28.0B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥34.7B | ¥24.1B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Penta-Ocean | Nishimatsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | ◎7.1% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | 4.4% | ◎6.1% | 1.7pt |
| ROE | ◎18.7% | 13.1% | 5.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥231M | ¥146M | 1.6x |
| Metric | Penta-Ocean | Nishimatsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+9.2% | +8.0% | 1.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+154.9% | +32.8% | 122.1pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.0% | ◎+11.1% | 8.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.7% | +1.7% | 5.0pt |
| Metric | Penta-Ocean | Nishimatsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −1.4% | ◎−0.3% | 1.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −7.3% | ◎−1.4% | 5.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 10.8x | 8.6x | |
| Equity ratio | 25.2% | ◎29.8% | 4.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,354 | ¥5,257 |
◎ 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 | Penta-Ocean | Nishimatsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥9.36M | ◎¥10.6M | ¥1.26M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥300,000 | ◎¥310,000 | ¥10,000 |
| Average tenure | 16.7 yrs | ◎18.9 yrs | 2.2 |
| Average age | 41.3 | 43.8 | 2.5 |
| Employees | 3,439 | 2,706 | 1.3x |
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)
¥1,354-1.4% (1Y)
Penta-Ocean -1.4% over 1Y. Compared: Nishimatsu -0.3%.
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.
Penta-Ocean4 segments
Nishimatsu5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nishimatsu ¥10.6M, Penta-Ocean ¥9.36M. Nishimatsu pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Penta-Ocean 41.3, Nishimatsu 43.8).
ARevenue in the latest results: Penta-Ocean ¥794.3B, Nishimatsu ¥396.0B. Penta-Ocean is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥794.3B — 2.0x Nishimatsu's ¥396.0B.
AOperating margins: Nishimatsu 7.1%, Penta-Ocean 7.0%. Nishimatsu turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Nishimatsu −0.3%, Penta-Ocean −1.4%. Nishimatsu 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.
