VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Kao Corporation vs Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Kao Corporation
4452 · Tokyo 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 4452 analysisCompagnie Financiere Richemont SA
CFR · SIX Swiss Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CFR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA leads (84 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Kao Corporation).
- Segment focus: Kao Corporation has 5 segments (33.5% in Hygiene Living Care Business); Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA has 3 segments (71.6% in Jewellery Maisons).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Kao Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA has 4 across 2.
Primary market context
Kao Corporation
Hygiene Living Care Business
Household & fabric care and sanitary consumer packaged goods
Japan and Asia (with select global brands)
Consumers (retail)
Branded manufacturer
33.5%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
Jewellery Maisons
Luxury jewellery (branded fine jewellery & high jewellery)
Global
Affluent and high-net-worth consumers
Brand owner, manufacturer and direct-to-client retailer
71.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Kao Corporation strengths
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA strengths
Segment mix
Kao Corporation segments
Full profile >Hygiene Living Care Business
Oligopoly
Health Beauty Care Business
Competitive
Cosmetics Business
Competitive
Business Connected Business
Competitive
Chemical Business
Competitive
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA segments
Full profile >Jewellery Maisons
Oligopoly
Specialist Watchmakers
Oligopoly
Other (Fashion & Accessories, Watchfinder, ancillary)
Competitive
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