Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Takara Standard is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥252.8B — 2.0x Pilot's ¥126.4B.
Pilot earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 13.2% — 5.6 points above Takara Standard (7.5%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Takara Standard +3.9%, Pilot +0.2%. For next year, Takara Standard guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+9.0%).
Pilot pays more on average — ¥7.30M against ¥6.29M at Takara Standard.
Over the past year the shares moved Pilot +39.5%, Takara Standard +22.8%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
Takara Standard aheadTakara Standard 3 : Pilot 0
Revenue: Takara Standard ¥252.8B / Pilot ¥126.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Pilot aheadTakara Standard 0 : Pilot 4
Operating margin: Takara Standard 7.5% / Pilot 13.2%
GrowthInvestors
Takara Standard aheadTakara Standard 3 : Pilot 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Takara Standard +3.9% / Pilot +0.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Pilot aheadTakara Standard 0 : Pilot 3
Share price, 1 year: Takara Standard +22.8% / Pilot +39.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Pilot aheadTakara Standard 1 : Pilot 2
Average salary: Takara Standard ¥6.29M / Pilot ¥7.30M
| Metric | Takara Standard | Pilot | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥252.8B | ¥126.4B | 2.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥19.1B | ¥16.6B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥15.1B | ¥12.1B | 1.2x |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Pilot | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | ◎13.2% | 5.6pt |
| Net margin | 6.0% | ◎9.5% | 3.6pt |
| ROE | 7.7% | ◎8.5% | 0.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥39M | ◎¥116M | 2.9x |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Pilot | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+3.9% | +0.2% | 3.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+22.1% | −6.5% | 28.6pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +5.2% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.9% | ◎+5.2% | 2.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.0% | +8.1% | 0.9pt |
| Metric | Takara Standard | Pilot | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +22.8% | ◎+39.5% | 16.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.5% | ◎+17.2% | 17.7pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 13.0x | 6.8x | |
| Equity ratio | 68.8% | ◎81.2% | 12.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,020 | ¥2,143.5 |
◎ 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 | Takara Standard | Pilot | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.29M | ◎¥7.30M | ¥1.01M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥280,460 | ¥267,800 | ¥12,660 |
| Average tenure | 14.7 yrs | ◎18.8 yrs | 4.1 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 43.5 | 2.5 |
| Employees | 6,445 | 1,094 | 5.9x |
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)
¥3,020+22.8% (1Y)
Takara Standard +22.8% over 1Y. Compared: Pilot +39.5%.
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.
Takara Standard2 segments
Pilot4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Pilot ¥7.30M, Takara Standard ¥6.29M. Pilot pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Takara Standard 41.0, Pilot 43.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Takara Standard ¥252.8B, Pilot ¥126.4B. Takara Standard is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥252.8B — 2.0x Pilot's ¥126.4B.
AOperating margins: Pilot 13.2%, Takara Standard 7.5%. Pilot turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Pilot +39.5%, Takara Standard +22.8%. Pilot 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.
