Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Apparel Retail Chains
Onward is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥236.8B — 3.9x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
Onward earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 4.9% — 0.4 points above Sanyo Shokai (4.5%).
Onward pays more on average — ¥6.57M against ¥5.51M at Sanyo Shokai.
Over the past year the shares moved Onward +18.9%, Sanyo Shokai +14.4%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
Onward aheadOnward 3 : Sanyo Shokai 0
Revenue: Onward ¥236.8B / Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Onward aheadOnward 3 : Sanyo Shokai 1
Operating margin: Onward 4.9% / Sanyo Shokai 4.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Onward aheadOnward 2 : Sanyo Shokai 1
Share price, 1 year: Onward +18.9% / Sanyo Shokai +14.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Onward aheadOnward 2 : Sanyo Shokai 1
Average salary: Onward ¥6.57M / Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M
| Metric | Onward | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥236.8B | ¥60.5B | 3.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥11.6B | ¥2.7B | 4.3x |
| Net income | ◎¥10.1B | ¥4.0B | 2.5x |
| Metric | Onward | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎4.9% | 4.5% | 0.4pt |
| Net margin | 4.3% | ◎6.6% | 2.4pt |
| ROE | ◎11.4% | 9.9% | 1.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥2.0B | ¥53M | 38.2x |
| Metric | Onward | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +13.6% | — | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.3% | — | |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +12.4% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.3% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +10.3% | — |
| Metric | Onward | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+18.9% | +14.4% | 4.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.3% | −25.8% | 25.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 10.3x | 3.5x | |
| Equity ratio | 49.5% | ◎68.9% | 19.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥768 | ¥1,215 |
◎ 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 | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥6.57M | ¥5.51M | ¥1.06M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥240,000 | ◎¥248,000 | ¥8,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.3 yrs | 15.2 yrs | 4.1 |
| Average age | 45.9 | 43.0 | 2.9 |
| Employees | 117 | 1,142 | 9.8x |
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: Sanyo Shokai +14.4%.
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: Onward ¥6.57M, Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M. Onward pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Onward 45.9, Sanyo Shokai 43.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Onward ¥236.8B, Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B. Onward is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥236.8B — 3.9x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
AOperating margins: Onward 4.9%, Sanyo Shokai 4.5%. Onward turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Onward +18.9%, Sanyo Shokai +14.4%. 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.
