4 companies · FY2025 results (annual securities reports)
POLA ORBIS ranks first for average salary in the Cosmetics industry at ¥7.66M. The top three are POLA ORBIS (¥7.66M), Milbon (¥7.58M) and KOSÉ (¥7.47M).
Across the 4 companies the average is ¥7.48M and the median ¥7.53M. Shiseido comes last at ¥7.21M, a gap of about 1.1x to the leader.
2 of 4 companies are above the average.
Cosmetics Industry TOP3





Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier).
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Revenue | Operating profit | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLA ORBIS4927 | ¥7.66M | ¥170.3B | ¥15.7B | 9.2% |
| 2 | Milbon4919 | ¥7.58M | ¥52.9B | ¥5.7B | 10.7% |
| 3 | KOSÉ4922 | ¥7.47M | ¥330.2B | ¥18.5B | 5.6% |
| 4 | Shiseido4911 | ¥7.21M | ¥970.0B | ¥-28.8B | -3.0% |
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.