Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sony is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥12.5T — 189.4x OPTEX's ¥65.9B.
OPTEX earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 12.4% — 0.8 points above Sony (11.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: OPTEX +4.1%, Sony +3.7%. For next year, Sony guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.5%).
Over the past year the shares moved OPTEX +34.7%, Sony −8.3%.
Head-to-head wins12 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
Sony aheadSony 3 : OPTEX 0
Revenue: Sony ¥12.5T / OPTEX ¥65.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
OPTEX aheadSony 0 : OPTEX 2
Operating margin: Sony 11.6% / OPTEX 12.4%
GrowthInvestors
OPTEX aheadSony 1 : OPTEX 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Sony +3.7% / OPTEX +4.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenSony 1 : OPTEX 1
Share price, 1 year: Sony −8.3% / OPTEX +34.7%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
OPTEX aheadSony 0 : OPTEX 1
Average tenure: Sony 15.8 yrs / OPTEX 19.3 yrs
| Metric | Sony | OPTEX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥12.5T | ¥65.9B | 189.4x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥1.4T | ¥8.2B | 177.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥1.0T | ¥6.6B | 156.3x |
| Metric | Sony | OPTEX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | ◎12.4% | 0.8pt |
| Net margin | 8.3% | ◎10.0% | 1.8pt |
| ROE | — | 12.5% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥5.6B | — |
| Metric | Sony | OPTEX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.7% | ◎+4.1% | 0.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +13.4% | ◎+14.5% | 1.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +6.8% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −1.4% | ◎+4.7% | 6.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+10.5% | +7.9% | 2.6pt |
| Metric | Sony | OPTEX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −8.3% | ◎+34.7% | 42.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+3.9% | −5.5% | 9.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 16.6x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 73.0% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,958 | ¥3,065 |
◎ 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 | Sony | OPTEX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥11.2M | — | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥323,000 | — | |
| Average tenure | 15.8 yrs | ◎19.3 yrs | 3.5 |
| Average age | 42.5 | 47.5 | 5.0 |
| Employees | 2,212 | 17 | 130.1x |
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)
¥3,958-8.3% (1Y)
Sony -8.3% over 1Y. Compared: OPTEX +34.7%.
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.
Sony3 segments
OPTEX4 segments
ARevenue in the latest results: Sony ¥12.5T, OPTEX ¥65.9B. Sony is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥12.5T — 189.4x OPTEX's ¥65.9B.
AOperating margins: OPTEX 12.4%, Sony 11.6%. OPTEX turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): OPTEX +34.7%, Sony −8.3%. OPTEX 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.
