VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Kao Corporation vs Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
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 analysisHims & Hers Health, Inc.
HIMS · New York 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 HIMS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Kao Corporation leads (60 / 100 vs 51 / 100 for Hims & Hers Health, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Kao Corporation has 5 segments (33.5% in Hygiene Living Care Business); Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has 2 segments (97.4% in Online Platform).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Kao Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has 3 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%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
Online Platform
Direct-to-consumer telehealth + subscription pharmacy (cash-pay) for lifestyle and chronic conditions
Primarily United States
Consumers (end-users), paid out-of-pocket; supported by affiliated provider networks and pharmacy fulfillment
D2C digital health platform + fulfillment (mail-order pharmacy and partners)
97.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Kao Corporation strengths
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 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
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. segments
Full profile >Online Platform
Competitive
Wholesale
Competitive
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