VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Monday, December 29, 2025

Stock Comparison

Kao Corporation vs Entegris, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Kao Corporation

4452 · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$18.5B
SectorConsumer
CountryJP
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
60/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Entegris, Inc.

ENTG · The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$13B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
79/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Entegris, Inc. leads (79 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Kao Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Kao Corporation has 5 segments (33.5% in Hygiene Living Care Business); Entegris, Inc. has 2 segments (56.9% in Advanced Purity Solutions).
  • Moat breadth: Kao Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Entegris, Inc. has 4 across 2.

Primary market context

Kao Corporation

Hygiene Living Care Business

Market

Household & fabric care and sanitary consumer packaged goods

Geography

Japan and Asia (with select global brands)

Customer

Consumers (retail)

Role

Branded manufacturer

Revenue share

33.5%

Entegris, Inc.

Advanced Purity Solutions

Market

Semiconductor contamination control & purity infrastructure (liquid/gas filtration & purification, microenvironments, fluid management/materials handling)

Geography

Global

Customer

Semiconductor fabs, chemical manufacturers, and OEMs

Role

Contamination-control and materials-handling solutions supplier

Revenue share

56.9%

Side-by-side metrics

Kao Corporation
Entegris, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
4452 - Tokyo Stock Exchange
ENTG - The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$18.5B
$13B
Sector
Consumer
Technology
HQ country
JP
US
Primary segment
Hygiene Living Care Business
Advanced Purity Solutions
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
60 / 100
79 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply
Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-28
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Service Field NetworkDesign In Qualification

Kao Corporation strengths

Brand TrustTraining Org Change CostsCapex Knowhow Scale

Entegris, Inc. strengths

Learning Curve YieldInstalled Base Consumables

Segment mix

Kao Corporation segments

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Hygiene Living Care Business

Oligopoly

33.5%

Health Beauty Care Business

Competitive

26%

Cosmetics Business

Competitive

15%

Business Connected Business

Competitive

2.4%

Chemical Business

Competitive

23.1%

Entegris, Inc. segments

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Materials Solutions

Oligopoly

43.1%

Advanced Purity Solutions

Oligopoly

56.9%

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Curation & Accuracy

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