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Company comparison · Apparel Retail Chains
Onward (¥236.8B) and Pal Group (¥234.7B) are about the same size by revenue.
Pal Group earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 11.6% — 6.7 points above Onward (4.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Onward +13.6%, Pal Group +12.9%. For next year, Onward guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.3%).
Pal Group pays more on average — ¥8.67M against ¥6.57M at Onward.
Over the past year the shares moved Onward +18.9%, Pal Group −21.6%.
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
Pal Group aheadOnward 1 : Pal Group 2
Revenue: Onward ¥236.8B / Pal Group ¥234.7B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Pal Group aheadOnward 0 : Pal Group 3
Operating margin: Onward 4.9% / Pal Group 11.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenOnward 2 : Pal Group 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Onward +13.6% / Pal Group +12.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Onward aheadOnward 2 : Pal Group 0
Share price, 1 year: Onward +18.9% / Pal Group −21.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Onward aheadOnward 2 : Pal Group 1
Average salary: Onward ¥6.57M / Pal Group ¥8.67M
| Metric | Onward | Pal Group | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥236.8B | ¥234.7B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥11.6B | ◎¥27.1B | 2.3x |
| Net income | ¥10.1B | ◎¥17.7B | 1.8x |
| Metric | Onward | Pal Group | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | ◎11.6% | 6.7pt |
| Net margin | 4.3% | ◎7.5% | 3.3pt |
| ROE | 11.4% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥2.0B | ◎¥3.2B | 1.6x |
| Metric | Onward | Pal Group | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+13.6% | +12.9% | 0.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.3% | ◎+14.7% | 0.4pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +16.7% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.3% | ◎+7.8% | 3.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+10.3% | +8.3% | 2.0pt |
| Metric | Onward | Pal Group | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+18.9% | −21.6% | 40.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.3% | −2.3% | 2.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 10.3x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 49.5% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥768 | ¥1,500 |
◎ 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 | Onward | Pal Group | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.57M | ◎¥8.67M | ¥2.10M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥240,000 | ¥234,000 | ¥6,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 9.6 yrs | 9.7 |
| Average age | 45.9 | 46.0 | 0.1 |
| Employees | 117 | 74 | 1.6x |
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)
¥768+18.9% (1Y)
Onward +18.9% over 1Y. Compared: Pal Group -21.6%.
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.
Onward2 segments
Pal Group3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Pal Group ¥8.67M, Onward ¥6.57M. Pal Group pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Onward 45.9, Pal Group 46.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Onward ¥236.8B, Pal Group ¥234.7B. Onward (¥236.8B) and Pal Group (¥234.7B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: Pal Group 11.6%, Onward 4.9%. Pal Group turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Onward +18.9%, Pal Group −21.6%. Onward 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.
