Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Skylark is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥457.8B — 5.2x Saint Marc's ¥88.4B.
Skylark earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.5% — 0.7 points above Saint Marc (5.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Saint Marc +24.7%, Skylark +14.1%. For next year, Skylark guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+11.8%).
Skylark pays more on average — ¥7.56M against ¥5.60M at Saint Marc.
Over the past year the shares moved Skylark +31.5%, Saint Marc −1.3%.
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
Skylark aheadSkylark 3 : Saint Marc 0
Revenue: Skylark ¥457.8B / Saint Marc ¥88.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Skylark aheadSkylark 4 : Saint Marc 0
Operating margin: Skylark 6.5% / Saint Marc 5.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenSkylark 2 : Saint Marc 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Skylark +14.1% / Saint Marc +24.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Skylark aheadSkylark 2 : Saint Marc 1
Share price, 1 year: Skylark +31.5% / Saint Marc −1.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Skylark aheadSkylark 3 : Saint Marc 0
Average salary: Skylark ¥7.56M / Saint Marc ¥5.60M
| Metric | Skylark | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥457.8B | ¥88.4B | 5.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥30.0B | ¥5.1B | 5.8x |
| Net income | ◎¥16.7B | ¥2.7B | 6.2x |
| Metric | Skylark | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎6.5% | 5.8% | 0.7pt |
| Net margin | ◎3.7% | 3.1% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | ◎9.3% | 8.7% | 0.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥800M | ¥249M | 3.2x |
| Metric | Skylark | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.1% | ◎+24.7% | 10.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +23.9% | ◎+41.3% | 17.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+7.0% | +5.2% | 1.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+11.8% | +2.9% | 8.9pt |
| Metric | Skylark | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.5% | −1.3% | 32.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+10.2% | −2.6% | 12.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 49.3x | 20.6x | |
| Equity ratio | 36.2% | ◎44.7% | 8.5pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,632 | ¥2,575 |
◎ 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 | Skylark | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥7.56M | ¥5.60M | ¥1.96M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥290,000 | ¥259,000 | ¥31,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎19.6 yrs | 7.5 yrs | 12.1 |
| Average age | 47.5 | 42.5 | 5.0 |
| Employees | 572 | 355 | 1.6x |
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)
¥3,632+31.5% (1Y)
Skylark +31.5% over 1Y. Compared: Saint Marc -1.3%.
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.
Skylark1 segments
Saint Marc2 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Skylark ¥7.56M, Saint Marc ¥5.60M. Skylark pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Skylark 47.5, Saint Marc 42.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Skylark ¥457.8B, Saint Marc ¥88.4B. Skylark is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥457.8B — 5.2x Saint Marc's ¥88.4B.
AOperating margins: Skylark 6.5%, Saint Marc 5.8%. Skylark turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Skylark +31.5%, Saint Marc −1.3%. Skylark 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.
