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Company comparison · Film & Content Streaming
U-NEXT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥390.4B — 4.0x Shochiku's ¥98.2B.
U-NEXT earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 8.1% — 1.8 points above Shochiku (6.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: U-NEXT +19.5%, Shochiku +17.0%. For next year, U-NEXT guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+6.1%).
Shochiku pays more on average — ¥8.30M against ¥6.50M at U-NEXT.
Over the past year the shares moved Shochiku −5.6%, U-NEXT −10.5%.
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
U-NEXT aheadU-NEXT 3 : Shochiku 0
Revenue: U-NEXT ¥390.4B / Shochiku ¥98.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
U-NEXT aheadU-NEXT 3 : Shochiku 1
Operating margin: U-NEXT 8.1% / Shochiku 6.3%
GrowthInvestors
U-NEXT aheadU-NEXT 3 : Shochiku 1
Revenue growth (YoY): U-NEXT +19.5% / Shochiku +17.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Shochiku aheadU-NEXT 1 : Shochiku 2
Share price, 1 year: U-NEXT −10.5% / Shochiku −5.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Shochiku aheadU-NEXT 0 : Shochiku 2
Average salary: U-NEXT ¥6.50M / Shochiku ¥8.30M
| Metric | U-NEXT | Shochiku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥390.4B | ¥98.2B | 4.0x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥31.6B | ¥6.2B | 5.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥18.4B | ¥5.2B | 3.5x |
| Metric | U-NEXT | Shochiku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎8.1% | 6.3% | 1.8pt |
| Net margin | 4.7% | ◎5.3% | 0.6pt |
| ROE | ◎20.5% | 5.2% | 15.3pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥1.4B | ¥159M | 9.0x |
| Metric | U-NEXT | Shochiku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+19.5% | +17.0% | 2.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +8.5% | ◎+270.9% | 262.4pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +17.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.6% | +1.8% | 6.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+6.1% | −40.1% | 46.2pt |
| Metric | U-NEXT | Shochiku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −10.5% | ◎−5.6% | 4.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+2.3% | −2.2% | 4.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 17.7x | 30.5x | |
| Equity ratio | 41.8% | ◎47.2% | 5.4pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,810 | ¥11,630 |
◎ 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 | U-NEXT | Shochiku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.50M | ◎¥8.30M | ¥1.81M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥270,000 | ¥270,000 | ¥0 |
| Average tenure | 9.1 yrs | ◎14.6 yrs | 5.5 |
| Average age | 37.8 | 42.3 | 4.5 |
| Employees | 274 | 619 | 2.3x |
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)
¥1,810-10.5% (1Y)
U-NEXT -10.5% over 1Y. Compared: Shochiku -5.6%.
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.
U-NEXT4 segments
Shochiku4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Shochiku ¥8.30M, U-NEXT ¥6.50M. Shochiku pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (U-NEXT 37.8, Shochiku 42.3).
ARevenue in the latest results: U-NEXT ¥390.4B, Shochiku ¥98.2B. U-NEXT is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥390.4B — 4.0x Shochiku's ¥98.2B.
AOperating margins: U-NEXT 8.1%, Shochiku 6.3%. U-NEXT turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Shochiku −5.6%, U-NEXT −10.5%. Shochiku 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.
