VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Kao Corporation vs Coloplast A/S
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 analysisColoplast A/S
COLOB · Nasdaq Copenhagen
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View COLOB analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Coloplast A/S leads (77 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Kao Corporation).
- Segment focus: Kao Corporation has 5 segments (33.5% in Hygiene Living Care Business); Coloplast A/S has 5 segments (35.5% in Ostomy Care).
- Moat breadth: Kao Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Coloplast A/S has 7 across 3.
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%
Coloplast A/S
Ostomy Care
Ostomy care products (bags, plates, supporting products)
Global
Healthcare providers and distributors; end-users are ostomy patients
Medical device manufacturer (disposable consumables)
35.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Kao Corporation strengths
Coloplast A/S 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
Coloplast A/S segments
Full profile >Ostomy Care
Oligopoly
Continence Care
Oligopoly
Voice & Respiratory Care
Oligopoly
Wound & Tissue Repair
Competitive
Interventional Urology
Oligopoly
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