Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Apparel Retail Chains
United Arrows is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥164.6B — 2.7x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
United Arrows earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 5.5% — 1.1 points above Sanyo Shokai (4.5%).
Sanyo Shokai pays more on average — ¥5.51M against ¥5.02M at United Arrows.
Over the past year the shares moved United Arrows +30.9%, Sanyo Shokai +14.4%.
Head-to-head wins13 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
United Arrows aheadUnited Arrows 3 : Sanyo Shokai 0
Revenue: United Arrows ¥164.6B / Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenUnited Arrows 2 : Sanyo Shokai 2
Operating margin: United Arrows 5.5% / Sanyo Shokai 4.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
United Arrows aheadUnited Arrows 2 : Sanyo Shokai 1
Share price, 1 year: United Arrows +30.9% / Sanyo Shokai +14.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sanyo Shokai aheadUnited Arrows 0 : Sanyo Shokai 3
Average salary: United Arrows ¥5.02M / Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M
| Metric | United Arrows | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥164.6B | ¥60.5B | 2.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥9.1B | ¥2.7B | 3.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥6.1B | ¥4.0B | 1.5x |
| Metric | United Arrows | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎5.5% | 4.5% | 1.1pt |
| Net margin | 3.7% | ◎6.6% | 2.9pt |
| ROE | ◎15.3% | 9.9% | 5.4pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥43M | ◎¥53M | 1.2x |
| Metric | United Arrows | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.1% | — | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +14.3% | — | |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +12.4% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +1.0% | — | |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +9.6% | — |
| Metric | United Arrows | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+30.9% | +14.4% | 16.4pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+1.0% | −25.8% | 26.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 11.3x | 3.5x | |
| Equity ratio | 58.9% | ◎68.9% | 10.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,509 | ¥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 | United Arrows | Sanyo Shokai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥5.02M | ◎¥5.51M | ¥0.49M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥224,000 | ◎¥248,000 | ¥24,000 |
| Average tenure | 10.2 yrs | ◎15.2 yrs | 5.0 |
| Average age | 35.7 | 43.0 | 7.3 |
| Employees | 3,825 | 1,142 | 3.3x |
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)
¥2,509+30.9% (1Y)
United Arrows +30.9% 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: Sanyo Shokai ¥5.51M, United Arrows ¥5.02M. Sanyo Shokai pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (United Arrows 35.7, Sanyo Shokai 43.0).
ARevenue in the latest results: United Arrows ¥164.6B, Sanyo Shokai ¥60.5B. United Arrows is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥164.6B — 2.7x Sanyo Shokai's ¥60.5B.
AOperating margins: United Arrows 5.5%, Sanyo Shokai 4.5%. United Arrows turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): United Arrows +30.9%, Sanyo Shokai +14.4%. United Arrows 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.
