Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Sekisui House is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.2T — 16.7x Starts's ¥251.9B.
Starts earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 14.4% — 6.3 points above Sekisui House (8.1%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Starts +8.1%, Sekisui House +3.4%. For next year, Starts guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.3%).
Sekisui House pays more on average — ¥8.83M against ¥6.58M at Starts.
Over the past year the shares moved Sekisui House +4.6%, Starts −4.0%.
Head-to-head wins16 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
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 3 : Starts 0
Revenue: Sekisui House ¥4.2T / Starts ¥251.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Starts aheadSekisui House 0 : Starts 3
Operating margin: Sekisui House 8.1% / Starts 14.4%
GrowthInvestors
Starts aheadSekisui House 1 : Starts 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Sekisui House +3.4% / Starts +8.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 2 : Starts 0
Share price, 1 year: Sekisui House +4.6% / Starts −4.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sekisui House aheadSekisui House 3 : Starts 0
Average salary: Sekisui House ¥8.83M / Starts ¥6.58M
| Metric | Sekisui House | Starts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥4.2T | ¥251.9B | 16.7x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥341.4B | ¥36.3B | 9.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥232.1B | ¥25.3B | 9.2x |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Starts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.1% | ◎14.4% | 6.3pt |
| Net margin | 5.5% | ◎10.0% | 4.5pt |
| Revenue per employee | ¥268M | ◎¥1.6B | 6.1x |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Starts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.4% | ◎+8.1% | 4.7pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +3.0% | ◎+11.2% | 8.2pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | ◎+11.4% | +4.8% | 6.6pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +3.7% | ◎+15.1% | 11.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +2.5% | ◎+10.3% | 7.8pt |
| Metric | Sekisui House | Starts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+4.6% | −4.0% | 8.7pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−2.9% | −6.5% | 3.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,482 | ¥4,510 |
◎ 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 | Sekisui House | Starts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.83M | ¥6.58M | ¥2.24M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥293,200 | ¥232,000 | ¥61,200 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.4 yrs | 14.6 yrs | 1.8 |
| Average age | 43.9 | 37.5 | 6.4 |
| Employees | 15,664 | 155 | 101.1x |
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)
¥3,482+4.6% (1Y)
Sekisui House +4.6% over 1Y. Compared: Starts -4.0%.
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.
Sekisui House4 segments
Starts4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sekisui House ¥8.83M, Starts ¥6.58M. Sekisui House pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sekisui House 43.9, Starts 37.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sekisui House ¥4.2T, Starts ¥251.9B. Sekisui House is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥4.2T — 16.7x Starts's ¥251.9B.
AOperating margins: Starts 14.4%, Sekisui House 8.1%. Starts turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sekisui House +4.6%, Starts −4.0%. Sekisui House 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.
