Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Apparel Retail Chains
Pal Group is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥234.7B — 3.9x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
Pal Group earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 11.6% — 7.1 points above Sanyo Shokai (4.5%).
Pal Group pays more on average — ¥8.67M against ¥5.51M at Sanyo Shokai.
Over the past year the shares moved Sanyo Shokai +14.4%, Pal Group −21.6%.
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
Pal Group aheadPal Group 3 : Sanyo Shokai 0
Revenue: Pal Group ¥234.7B / Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Pal Group aheadPal Group 3 : Sanyo Shokai 0
Operating margin: Pal Group 11.6% / Sanyo Shokai 4.5%
GrowthInvestors
Pal Group aheadPal Group 1 : Sanyo Shokai 0
Revenue CAGR: Pal Group +16.7% / Sanyo Shokai +12.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
EvenPal Group 1 : Sanyo Shokai 1
Share price, 1 year: Pal Group −21.6% / Sanyo Shokai +14.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sanyo Shokai aheadPal Group 1 : Sanyo Shokai 2
Average salary: Pal Group ¥8.67M / Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M
| Metric | Pal Group | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥234.7B | ¥60.5B | 3.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥27.1B | ¥2.7B | 10.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥17.7B | ¥4.0B | 4.4x |
| Metric | Pal Group | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎11.6% | 4.5% | 7.1pt |
| Net margin | ◎7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9pt |
| ROE | — | 9.9% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥3.2B | ¥53M | 59.8x |
| Metric | Pal Group | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +12.9% | — | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.7% | — | |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+16.7% | +12.4% | 4.3pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.8% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +8.3% | — |
| Metric | Pal Group | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −21.6% | ◎+14.4% | 36.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−2.3% | −25.8% | 23.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 3.5x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 68.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,500 | ¥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 | Pal Group | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.67M | ¥5.51M | ¥3.16M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥234,000 | ◎¥248,000 | ¥14,000 |
| Average tenure | 9.6 yrs | ◎15.2 yrs | 5.6 |
| Average age | 46.0 | 43.0 | 3.0 |
| Employees | 74 | 1,142 | 15.4x |
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)
¥1,500-21.6% (1Y)
Pal Group -21.6% 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: Pal Group ¥8.67M, Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M. Pal Group pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Pal Group 46.0, Sanyo Shokai 43.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: Pal Group ¥234.7B, Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B. Pal Group is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥234.7B — 3.9x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
AOperating margins: Pal Group 11.6%, Sanyo Shokai 4.5%. Pal Group turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sanyo Shokai +14.4%, Pal Group −21.6%. Sanyo Shokai has risen the most.

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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.