Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Seafood, Meat & Frozen Foods
Prima Ham (¥475.6B) and S Foods (¥472.3B) are about the same size by revenue.
Operating margins are level: S Foods 2.2%, Prima Ham 1.9%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: S Foods +6.2%, Prima Ham +3.8%. For next year, Prima Ham guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+20.5%).
Prima Ham pays more on average — ¥7.43M against ¥5.74M at S Foods.
Over the past year the shares moved S Foods +7.8%, Prima Ham −12.0%.
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
S Foods aheadPrima Ham 1 : S Foods 2
Revenue: Prima Ham ¥475.6B / S Foods ¥472.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
S Foods aheadPrima Ham 0 : S Foods 4
Operating margin: Prima Ham 1.9% / S Foods 2.2%
GrowthInvestors
S Foods aheadPrima Ham 1 : S Foods 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Prima Ham +3.8% / S Foods +6.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
S Foods aheadPrima Ham 0 : S Foods 3
Share price, 1 year: Prima Ham −12.0% / S Foods +7.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Prima Ham aheadPrima Ham 3 : S Foods 0
Average salary: Prima Ham ¥7.43M / S Foods ¥5.74M
| Metric | Prima Ham | S Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥475.6B | ¥472.3B | 1.0x |
| Operating profit | ¥9.1B | ◎¥10.5B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥4.6B | ◎¥9.2B | 2.0x |
| Metric | Prima Ham | S Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | ◎2.2% | 0.3pt |
| Net margin | 1.0% | ◎2.0% | 1.0pt |
| ROE | 3.8% | ◎7.3% | 3.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥418M | ◎¥529M | 1.3x |
| Metric | Prima Ham | S Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.8% | ◎+6.2% | 2.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +2.0% | ◎+103.7% | 101.7pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +5.1% | ◎+5.9% | 0.7pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+20.5% | −4.5% | 25.0pt |
| Metric | Prima Ham | S Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −12.0% | ◎+7.8% | 19.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −10.4% | ◎−5.1% | 5.3pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 25.0x | 9.2x | |
| Equity ratio | 54.1% | ◎55.9% | 1.8pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,281 | ¥2,696 |
◎ 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 | Prima Ham | S Foods | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.43M | ¥5.74M | ¥1.69M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥250,000 | ¥237,000 | ¥13,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.9 yrs | 11.6 yrs | 4.3 |
| Average age | 41.0 | 37.1 | 3.9 |
| Employees | 1,137 | 893 | 1.3x |
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)
¥2,281-12.0% (1Y)
Prima Ham -12.0% over 1Y. Compared: S Foods +7.8%.
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.
Prima Ham3 segments
S Foods4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Prima Ham ¥7.43M, S Foods ¥5.74M. Prima Ham pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Prima Ham 41.0, S Foods 37.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: Prima Ham ¥475.6B, S Foods ¥472.3B. Prima Ham (¥475.6B) and S Foods (¥472.3B) are about the same size by revenue.
AOperating margins: S Foods 2.2%, Prima Ham 1.9%. S Foods turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): S Foods +7.8%, Prima Ham −12.0%. S Foods 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.
