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Company comparison · Major Telecom Carriers
NTT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥13.7T — 1.9x SoftBank's ¥7.0T.
SoftBank earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.8% — 2.8 points above NTT (12.0%).
NTT pays more on average — ¥10.7M against ¥8.49M at SoftBank.
Over the past year the shares moved NTT +8.9%, SoftBank +7.9%.
Head-to-head wins11 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
NTT aheadNTT 3 : SoftBank 0
Revenue: NTT ¥13.7T / SoftBank ¥7.0T
ProfitabilityInvestors
SoftBank aheadNTT 1 : SoftBank 2
Operating margin: NTT 12.0% / SoftBank 14.8%
GrowthInvestors
SoftBank aheadNTT 0 : SoftBank 1
Revenue CAGR: NTT +3.5% / SoftBank +6.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
NTT aheadNTT 2 : SoftBank 0
Share price, 1 year: NTT +8.9% / SoftBank +7.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NTT aheadNTT 2 : SoftBank 0
Average salary: NTT ¥10.7M / SoftBank ¥8.49M
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥13.7T | ¥7.0T | 1.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.6T | ¥1.0T | 1.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥1.0T | ¥550.8B | 1.8x |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | ◎14.8% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | 7.3% | ◎7.8% | 0.5pt |
| ROE | 10.0% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥5.4B | ¥373M | 14.4x |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | — | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | — | +5.4% | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +3.5% | ◎+6.2% | 2.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | — | +6.6% | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | — | +5.5% |
| Metric | NTT | SoftBank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+8.9% | +7.9% | 1.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+9.0% | +0.9% | 8.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 14.5x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 37.7% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥173.3 | ¥234.2 |
◎ 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 | NTT | SoftBank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥10.7M | ¥8.49M | ¥2.20M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥273,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎16.1 yrs | 14.5 yrs | 1.6 |
| Average age | 41.8 | 41.7 | 0.1 |
| Employees | 2,554 | 18,895 | 7.4x |
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)
¥173.3+8.9% (1Y)
NTT +8.9% over 1Y. Compared: SoftBank +7.9%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NTT ¥10.7M, SoftBank ¥8.49M. NTT pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (NTT 41.8, SoftBank 41.7).
ARevenue in the latest results: NTT ¥13.7T, SoftBank ¥7.0T. NTT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥13.7T — 1.9x SoftBank's ¥7.0T.
AOperating margins: SoftBank 14.8%, NTT 12.0%. SoftBank turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): NTT +8.9%, SoftBank +7.9%. NTT 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.
