Marine Transportation Companies Ranked by Operating Margin (FY2026, 5 companies)

5 companies · FY2026 results (earnings releases, consolidated)

Iino Lines ranks first for operating margin in the Marine Transportation industry at 10.6%. The top three are Iino Lines (10.6%), NS United (8.9%) and K Line (8.3%).

Across the 5 companies the average is 8.1% and the median 8.3%. NYK Line comes last at 5.7%, a gap of 4.9 percentage points to the leader.

3 of 5 companies are above the average.

Share prices, forecasts and results for Marine Transportation Industry

Marine Transportation Industry TOP3

1
Iino LinesMarine Transportation Industry10.6%
2
NS UnitedMarine Transportation Industry8.9%
3
K LineMarine Transportation Industry8.3%

Companies: 5
Average: 8.1%
Median: 8.3%
All-industry average: 11.1%-3.0pt difference
Above average: 3of 5

Operating margin ranking: Marine Transportation Industry

5 companies

RankCompanyAverage 8.1%Operating marginRevenueShares 1Y

1
Iino Lines911910.6%10.6%¥127.3B+32.2%
2
NS United91108.9%8.9%¥229.8B+91.3%
3
K Line91078.3%8.3%¥1.0T+59.1%
4
MOL91047.0%7.0%¥1.8T+67.4%
5
NYK Line91015.7%5.7%¥2.4T+41.6%

Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier).

Financials and pay compared

The same companies on other measures

Rank	Company	Operating margin	Average salary	Revenue	Operating profit
1	Iino Lines9119	10.6%	¥12.9M	¥127.3B	¥13.4B
2	NS United9110	8.9%	¥11.0M	¥229.8B	¥20.5B
3	K Line9107	8.3%	¥12.2M	¥1.0T	¥84.2B
4	MOL9104	7.0%	¥16.6M	¥1.8T	¥127.0B
5	NYK Line9101	5.7%	¥15.5M	¥2.4T	¥138.6B

Revenue and operating profit are from the latest full-year consolidated results. Average salary is for the reporting entity per its annual securities report; pure holding companies with fewer than 50 staff are excluded.