VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Kao Corporation vs Intuit 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 analysisIntuit Inc.
INTU · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View INTU analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Intuit Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Kao Corporation).
- Segment focus: Kao Corporation has 5 segments (33.5% in Hygiene Living Care Business); Intuit Inc. has 4 segments (58.8% in Global Business Solutions).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Kao Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Intuit Inc. has 8 across 4.
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%
Intuit Inc.
Global Business Solutions
Small and mid-market business financial management, payroll, payments/capital, and marketing automation software (QuickBooks ecosystem + Mailchimp)
Global
Small businesses, mid-market businesses, and accounting/bookkeeping professionals
SaaS platform operator and payments/embedded-finance enabler
58.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Kao Corporation strengths
Intuit 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
Intuit Inc. segments
Full profile >Global Business Solutions
Oligopoly
Consumer
Oligopoly
Credit Karma
Competitive
ProTax
Oligopoly
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