Industry map/Entertainment, Media & Leisure
Professional Sports industry map
Who earns the money in Professional Sports, and who keeps it. When a company spans several industries, only the relevant segment is counted.
FY2025 · 9 companies · ¥372.7B
Industry map
Companies ordered by revenue, connected by ownership (major shareholders). Arrows point from the shareholder to the investee.
- Industry size (revenue)
- ¥372.7B
- Companies
- 9
- Avg. salary（parent only）
- ¥8.5M
- Industry weather
- Sunny
YoY +15.6%
Avg. age 38.6
Operating income +42.5%
SoftBank Group[9984]
Other
- Revenue
- ¥124.4B▲11.0%
- Operating income
- —
Whole company: Revenue ¥7.8T · Net income ¥5T
Avg. salary ¥13.2M · 41.2（parent only）
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings[9042]
Entertainment
- Revenue
- ¥88.7B▲10.0%
- Operating income
- ¥13.1B▲14.8%
Margin 14.8%
Whole company: Revenue ¥1.2T · Net income ¥78.5B
Avg. salary ¥9.2M · 42.4（parent only）
Mixi[2121]
Sports business
- Revenue
- ¥65.8B▲63.8%
- Operating income
- ¥5.09B▲154.5%
Margin 7.7%
Whole company: Revenue ¥171.4B · Net income ¥17.3B
Avg. salary ¥8.5M · 38.1（parent only）
DeNA[2432]
Sports Smart City Business
- Revenue
- ¥32.7B▲4.8%
- Operating income
- ¥1.79B▼2.8%
Margin 5.5%
Whole company: Revenue ¥147.7B · Net income ¥19B
Avg. salary ¥11.2M · 38.6（parent only）
NH Foods[2282]
Ballpark Business Division
- Revenue
- ¥27.8B▲16.8%
- Operating income
- ¥5.42B▲61.9%
Margin 19.5%
Whole company: Revenue ¥1.46T · Net income ¥35.1B
Avg. salary ¥8.8M · 40.1（parent only）
Yakult Honsha[2267]
Other
- Revenue
- ¥26B▼3.9%
- Operating income
- ¥1.32B▲1553.8%
Margin 5.1%
Whole company: Revenue ¥486.4B · Net income ¥44.2B
Avg. salary ¥8.5M · 41.7（parent only）
Bushiroad[7803]
sports
- Revenue
- ¥6.32B▼3.9%
- Operating income
- ¥173.8M▼60.8%
Margin 2.7%
Whole company: Revenue ¥56.2B · Net income ¥3.42B
Avg. salary ¥5.1M · 31.9（parent only）
Shikigaku.[7049]
Sportsentertainment business
- Revenue
- ¥724.5M▲18.8%
- Operating income
- ¥164MBack to profit
Margin 22.6%
Whole company: Revenue ¥6.54B · Net income ¥294.1M
Avg. salary ¥6.4M · 37.3（parent only）
Future[4722]
Other
- Revenue
- ¥206M▲11.4%
- Operating income
- -¥84M
Margin -40.8%
Whole company: Revenue ¥76B · Net income ¥11.7B
Avg. salary ¥7.9M · 36.5（parent only）
※ Card revenue and operating income cover only the segment in this industry; “Whole company” shows consolidated revenue and net income.
The weather is derived mechanically from year-over-year totals of revenue and operating income (both up = sunny, both down = rainy).
Who earns the money
Area = revenue from businesses in this industry. Color = operating margin.
Who makes a profit
Across = revenue (log scale), up = operating margin, bubble size = operating income.
Ranking and momentum
| Rank | Company (business) | Revenue | Share | Op. margin | CAGR | FCF* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoftBank GroupOther | ¥124.4B | 33.4% | — | -10.3% | -¥2.16T |
| 2 | Hankyu Hanshin HoldingsEntertainment | ¥88.7B | 23.8% | 14.8% | +9.6% | -¥57.7B |
| 3 | MixiSports business | ¥65.8B | 17.7% | 7.7% | +37.4% | ¥9.49B |
| 4 | DeNASports Smart City Business | ¥32.7B | 8.8% | 5.5% | — | — |
| 5▲1 | NH FoodsBallpark Business Division | ¥27.8B | 7.5% | 19.5% | — | — |
| 6▼1 | Yakult HonshaOther | ¥26B | 7.0% | 5.1% | +10.6% | -¥13.1B |
| 7 | Bushiroadsports | ¥6.32B | 1.7% | 2.8% | — | ¥5.31B |
| 8 | Shikigaku.Sportsentertainment business | ¥724.5M | 0.2% | 22.6% | +26.2% | ¥76.9M |
| 9 | FutureOther | ¥206M | 0.1% | -40.8% | +89.4% | ¥6.63B |
* FCF is company-wide (not disclosed by segment). CAGR covers the available years, up to five.
How they make money differently
Where each company's ¥100 of sales goes, and how much it keeps (company-wide).
- Cost of sales
- Operating costs
- SG&A
- Other
- Operating profit
- Future512821
- Mixi345313
- DeNA463513
- Hankyu Hanshin Holdings8911
- Yakult Honsha41509
- Bushiroad64279
- Shikigaku.33598
- NH Foods8313
- SoftBank Group4852
Ownership links
From the major-shareholder section of annual securities reports.
- 任天堂株式会社Outside
- StakeDeNA14.0%
- グリーホールディングス㈱Outside
- StakeBushiroad4.6%
- ＳＧホールディングス株式会社Outside
- StakeFuture4.5%
- 株式会社フジ・メディア・ホールディングスOutside
- StakeYakult Honsha4.4%
- 株式会社百十四銀行Outside
- StakeNH Foods3.9%
The company on each card is a major shareholder of the companies listed under it (latest 'major shareholders' disclosure). 50%+ is labelled subsidiary and 20%+ affiliate, based on ownership alone. Stakes under 3% are omitted.
Compare the leaders side by side
All companies in Professional Sports (by revenue)
All 9 companies in this industry, ranked by revenue in each company's latest fiscal year. For companies that belong through one business segment, the figure is that segment's revenue.
- SoftBank Group¥124.4B
- Hankyu Hanshin Holdings¥88.7B · 14.8%
- Mixi¥65.8B · 7.7%
- DeNA¥32.7B · 5.5%
- NH Foods¥27.8B · 19.5%
- Yakult Honsha¥26B · 5.1%
- Bushiroad¥6.32B · 2.8%
- Shikigaku.¥724.5M · 22.6%
- Future¥206M · -40.8%
Revenue · Op. margin
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