Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · IT Consulting & Development
SHIFT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥161.6B — 1.4x NSD's ¥117.8B.
NSD earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 16.2% — 5.4 points above SHIFT (10.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: SHIFT +24.5%, NSD +9.3%.
NSD pays more on average — ¥7.17M against ¥6.85M at SHIFT.
Over the past year the shares moved SHIFT +7.9%, NSD −2.7%.
Head-to-head wins14 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
NSD aheadSHIFT 1 : NSD 2
Revenue: SHIFT ¥161.6B / NSD ¥117.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
NSD aheadSHIFT 0 : NSD 3
Operating margin: SHIFT 10.8% / NSD 16.2%
GrowthInvestors
SHIFT aheadSHIFT 3 : NSD 1
Revenue growth (YoY): SHIFT +24.5% / NSD +9.3%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
SHIFT aheadSHIFT 2 : NSD 0
Share price, 1 year: SHIFT +7.9% / NSD −2.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NSD aheadSHIFT 0 : NSD 2
Average salary: SHIFT ¥6.85M / NSD ¥7.17M
| Metric | SHIFT | NSD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥161.6B | ¥117.8B | 1.4x |
| Operating profit | ¥17.4B | ◎¥19.1B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥7.4B | ◎¥13.0B | 1.8x |
| Metric | SHIFT | NSD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.8% | ◎16.2% | 5.4pt |
| Net margin | 4.6% | ◎11.0% | 6.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥26M | ◎¥36M | 1.4x |
| Metric | SHIFT | NSD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+24.5% | +9.3% | 15.2pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +11.6% | ◎+13.2% | 1.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+28.6% | +12.2% | 16.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+17.6% | +6.9% | 10.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +2.2% |
| Metric | SHIFT | NSD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+7.9% | −2.7% | 10.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+22.7% | +5.0% | 17.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,122 | ¥3,111 |
◎ 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 | SHIFT | NSD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.85M | ◎¥7.17M | ¥0.32M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥340,000 | |
| Average tenure | 3.2 yrs | ◎15.3 yrs | 12.1 |
| Average age | 38.0 | 39.5 | 1.5 |
| Employees | 6,201 | 3,256 | 1.9x |
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)
¥1,122+7.9% (1Y)
SHIFT +7.9% over 1Y. Compared: NSD -2.7%.
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.
SHIFT5 segments
NSD4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NSD ¥7.17M, SHIFT ¥6.85M. NSD pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (SHIFT 38.0, NSD 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: SHIFT ¥161.6B, NSD ¥117.8B. SHIFT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥161.6B — 1.4x NSD's ¥117.8B.
AOperating margins: NSD 16.2%, SHIFT 10.8%. NSD turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): SHIFT +7.9%, NSD −2.7%. SHIFT 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.
