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Private Railways industry map

Who earns the money in Private Railways, and who keeps it. When a company spans several industries, only the relevant segment is counted.

FY2025 · 33 companies · ¥2.91T

Industry map

Companies ordered by revenue, connected by ownership (major shareholders). Arrows point from the shareholder to the investee.

Industry size (revenue)
¥2.91T

YoY +4.2%

Companies
33
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥6.5M

Avg. age 43.5

Industry weather
Sunny

Operating income +1.9%

Tokyo Metro[9023]

Transportation

#1
Revenue
¥384.1B▲3.8%
Operating income
¥76.2B▲2.7%

Margin 19.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥422.4B · Net income ¥59B

Avg. salary ¥8.4M · 39.7(parent only)

Kintetsu Group Holdings[9041]

Transportation

#2▲
Revenue
¥223.3B▲4.1%
Operating income
¥38.1B▲9.8%

Margin 17.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.75T · Net income ¥53.8B

Avg. salary ¥8.2M · 44.6(parent only)

Tokyu[9005]

Transportation

#3▼
Revenue
¥223.1B▲2.9%
Operating income
¥27.3B▼5.7%

Margin 12.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.09T · Net income ¥87.1B

Avg. salary ¥9M · 42.0(parent only)

Tobu Railway[9001]

Transportation

#4
Revenue
¥216B▲1.7%
Operating income
¥27.6B▼11.6%

Margin 12.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥655.4B · Net income ¥55.6B

Avg. salary ¥7.4M · 47.7(parent only)

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings[9042]

Urban Transportation

#5
Revenue
¥209B▲4.6%
Operating income
¥35.3B▲0.5%

Margin 16.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.2T · Net income ¥78.5B

Avg. salary ¥9.2M · 42.4(parent only)

Keisei Electric Railway[9009]

Transportation

#6
Revenue
¥205.1B▲4.4%
Operating income
¥17.6B▼12.9%

Margin 8.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥332.4B · Net income ¥48B

Avg. salary ¥8M · 40.9(parent only)

Odakyu Electric Railway[9007]

Transportation

#7
Revenue
¥178.8B▲3.7%
Operating income
¥29.5B▲11.4%

Margin 16.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥418.7B · Net income ¥37.4B

Avg. salary ¥8.3M · 43.5(parent only)

  • Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu owns 1.3%

Nagoya Railroad[9048]

Traffic

#8
Revenue
¥175.3B▲11.7%
Operating income
¥21.8B▲11.2%

Margin 12.4%

Whole company: Revenue ¥691.6B · Net income ¥23B

Avg. salary ¥6.6M · 44.4(parent only)

Seibu Holdings[9024]

Urban Transportation and Regional

#9
Revenue
¥150.5B▲2.7%
Operating income
¥9.55B▼15.6%

Margin 6.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥513.3B · Net income ¥38.9B

Avg. salary ¥8.7M · 40.7(parent only)

  • Keikyu owns 2.2%

Keio[9008]

Transportation

#10
Revenue
¥132.3B▲2.4%
Operating income
¥13.3B▼15.5%

Margin 10.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥496.9B · Net income ¥42.9B

Avg. salary ¥7.6M · 40.5(parent only)

Keikyu[9006]

Transportation

#11
Revenue
¥120.6B▲3.0%
Operating income
¥18.7B▼1.0%

Margin 15.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥304.2B · Net income ¥27.5B

Avg. salary ¥7.2M · 40.0(parent only)

Nankai[9044]

Urban Transportation

#12
Revenue
¥116B▲4.0%
Operating income
¥14.9B▲12.4%

Margin 12.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥264.7B · Net income ¥25.1B

Avg. salary ¥6.7M · 45.2(parent only)

※ Card revenue and operating income cover only the segment in this industry; “Whole company” shows consolidated revenue and net income.

Other companies: Keihan Holdings · Nishi-Nippon Railroad · Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo · Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu · Sotetsu Holdings · Shinki Bus · H.I.S. · Mie Kotsu Group Holdings · Hiroshima Electric Railway · Sanyo Electric Railway · Fuji Kyuko · Hokkaido Chuo BUS · Daiwa Motor Transportation · Alpico Holdings · Kobe Electric Railway · NiigataKotsu · Keifuku Electric Railroad · Chichibu Railway · Gourmet Kineya · NANSO Transport · Tokai Kisen

The weather is derived mechanically from year-over-year totals of revenue and operating income (both up = sunny, both down = rainy).

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Who earns the money

Area = revenue from businesses in this industry. Color = operating margin.

LossHigh margin(middle = 0% margin)

Who makes a profit

Across = revenue (log scale), up = operating margin, bubble size = operating income.

Ranking and momentum

RankCompany (business)RevenueShareOp. marginCAGRFCF*
1Tokyo MetroTransportation¥384.1B13.2%19.8%+8.8%¥42B
2▲1Kintetsu Group HoldingsTransportation¥223.3B7.7%17.1%+9.9%-¥33.8B
3▼1TokyuTransportation¥223.1B7.7%12.3%+8.2%-¥31.6B
4Tobu RailwayTransportation¥216B7.4%12.8%+6.2%-¥1.94B
5Hankyu Hanshin HoldingsUrban Transportation¥209B7.2%16.9%+7.4%-¥57.7B
6Keisei Electric RailwayTransportation¥205.1B7.1%8.6%+15.0%-¥42.6B
7Odakyu Electric RailwayTransportation¥178.8B6.1%16.5%+8.5%-¥24.7B
8Nagoya RailroadTraffic¥175.3B6.0%12.4%+11.5%-¥110.8B
9Seibu HoldingsUrban Transportation and Regional¥150.5B5.2%6.3%+5.0%-¥152.7B
10KeioTransportation¥132.3B4.5%10.0%—-¥30.5B
11KeikyuTransportation¥120.6B4.1%15.5%+9.3%-¥41.4B
12NankaiUrban Transportation¥116B4.0%12.9%+8.9%-¥7.78B
13Keihan HoldingsTransportation¥95.2B3.3%14.7%+8.3%-¥12.4B
14Nishi-Nippon RailroadTransportation¥82.3B2.8%4.9%+6.9%-¥63M
15Daiichi Koutsu SangyoTaxi + 1 more¥63.3B2.2%-1.6%+10.4%-¥3.48B
16Kanagawa Chuo KotsuPassenger automobile¥57.7B2.0%3.9%—-¥5.05B
17Sotetsu HoldingsTransportation¥44.4B1.5%12.9%+8.3%-¥11.2B
18Shinki BusVehicle Transportation + 1 more¥32.6B1.1%6.6%+10.7%-¥1.56B
19H.I.S.Kyushu Sanko Group¥25.4B0.9%3.2%+11.6%¥14.1B
20Mie Kotsu Group HoldingsTransportation¥24.6B0.8%5.0%+7.4%-¥1.01B
21Hiroshima Electric RailwayTransportation¥23.2B0.8%-11.8%+11.2%-¥4.09B
22Sanyo Electric RailwayTransportation¥21.3B0.7%7.7%+7.2%¥2.44B
23Fuji KyukoTransportation¥20.4B0.7%24.8%+18.0%¥2.67B
24Hokkaido Chuo BUSgeneral passenger automobile traffic¥19.7B0.7%4.9%+6.7%¥1.68B
25Daiwa Motor TransportationGeneral passenger vehicle transportation¥14.8B0.5%2.4%+10.2%-¥642M
26Alpico HoldingsTransportation¥14.2B0.5%14.7%+13.7%¥1.16B
27Kobe Electric RailwayTransportation¥14B0.5%11.2%+5.3%-¥153M
28NiigataKotsuTransportation business¥8.55B0.3%6.0%+6.5%¥2.03B
29Keifuku Electric RailroadTransportation¥7.89B0.3%6.1%+7.8%¥924M
30Chichibu Railwayrailway operation + 1 more¥4.09B0.1%5.3%+3.9%-¥471.6M
31Gourmet KineyaTRANSPORTATION BUSINESS¥473.4M0.0%-6.1%+7.1%¥305.1M
32NANSO TransportOther¥287.5M0.0%-1.9%-2.4%¥832.7M
33Tokai KisenTransportation of passenger car business¥278.7M0.0%7.0%+6.4%¥318.9M

* 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).

Ownership links

From the major-shareholder section of annual securities reports.

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 Private Railways (by revenue)

All 33 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.

  1. Tokyo Metro¥384.1B · 19.8%
  2. Kintetsu Group Holdings¥223.3B · 17.1%
  3. Tokyu¥223.1B · 12.3%
  4. Tobu Railway¥216B · 12.8%
  5. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings¥209B · 16.9%
  6. Keisei Electric Railway¥205.1B · 8.6%
  7. Odakyu Electric Railway¥178.8B · 16.5%
  8. Nagoya Railroad¥175.3B · 12.4%
  9. Seibu Holdings¥150.5B · 6.3%
  10. Keio¥132.3B · 10.0%
  11. Keikyu¥120.6B · 15.5%
  12. Nankai¥116B · 12.9%
  13. Keihan Holdings¥95.2B · 14.7%
  14. Nishi-Nippon Railroad¥82.3B · 4.9%
  15. Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo¥63.3B · -1.6%
  16. Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu¥57.7B · 3.9%
  17. Sotetsu Holdings¥44.4B · 12.9%
  18. Shinki Bus¥32.6B · 6.6%
  19. H.I.S.¥25.4B · 3.2%
  20. Mie Kotsu Group Holdings¥24.6B · 5.0%
  21. Hiroshima Electric Railway¥23.2B · -11.8%
  22. Sanyo Electric Railway¥21.3B · 7.7%
  23. Fuji Kyuko¥20.4B · 24.8%
  24. Hokkaido Chuo BUS¥19.7B · 4.9%
  25. Daiwa Motor Transportation¥14.8B · 2.4%
  26. Alpico Holdings¥14.2B · 14.7%
  27. Kobe Electric Railway¥14B · 11.2%
  28. NiigataKotsu¥8.55B · 6.0%
  29. Keifuku Electric Railroad¥7.89B · 6.1%
  30. Chichibu Railway¥4.09B · 5.3%
  31. Gourmet Kineya¥473.4M · -6.1%
  32. NANSO Transport¥287.5M · -1.9%
  33. Tokai Kisen¥278.7M · 7.0%

Revenue · Op. margin

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