VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited vs KKR & Co. Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
2330 · Taiwan Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 2330 analysisKKR & Co. Inc.
KKR · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View KKR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited leads (92 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for KKR & Co. Inc.).
- Segment focus: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 3 segments (74% in Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)); KKR & Co. Inc. has 3 segments (52.3% in Asset Management).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 7 moat types across 4 domains; KKR & Co. Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Leading-edge semiconductor foundry services (<=7nm logic process technologies)
Global
Fabless semiconductor companies, system companies, and IDMs
Dedicated foundry / contract manufacturer
74%
KKR & Co. Inc.
Asset Management
Alternative asset management (private equity, private credit, real assets, and related strategies)
Global
Institutional and wealth investors (LPs) allocating to private markets
General partner / investment manager
52.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited strengths
KKR & Co. Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited segments
Full profile >Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mature & Specialty Foundry (16nm and above + specialty processes)
Oligopoly
Advanced Packaging & 3DFabric (CoWoS, InFO, SoIC)
Oligopoly
KKR & Co. Inc. segments
Full profile >Asset Management
Oligopoly
Insurance
Competitive
Strategic Holdings
Competitive
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