VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Stock Comparison

Kubota Corporation vs Moody's Corporation

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

Kubota Corporation

6326 · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$16B
SectorIndustrials
CountryJP
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
73/ 100

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

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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
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: Moody's Corporation leads (79 / 100 vs 73 / 100 for Kubota Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Kubota Corporation has 3 segments (87.4% in Farm & Industrial Machinery); Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Kubota Corporation has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Moody's Corporation has 5 across 4.

Primary market context

Kubota Corporation

Farm & Industrial Machinery

Market

Agricultural machinery and compact construction equipment (incl. compact/utility tractors, construction machinery, engines)

Geography

Global

Customer

Dealers and end users (farmers, contractors, municipalities)

Role

OEM

Revenue share

87.4%

Moody's Corporation

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market

Credit ratings and ratings-related research

Geography

Global

Customer

Issuers, investors, regulators

Role

Credit rating agency / research provider

Revenue share

53.5%

Side-by-side metrics

Kubota Corporation
Moody's Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
6326 - Tokyo Stock Exchange
MCO - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$16B
n/a
Sector
Industrials
Financials
HQ country
JP
US
Primary segment
Farm & Industrial Machinery
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
22%-28% (estimated)
29%-32% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,568
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
73 / 100
79 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal
Legal, Network, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-30
2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand Trust

Kubota Corporation strengths

Service Field NetworkInstalled Base ConsumablesLong Term ContractsGovernment Contracting RelationshipsAdjacency moat from captive support services

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeDe Facto StandardData Workflow LockinScope Economies

Segment mix

Kubota Corporation segments

Full profile >

Farm & Industrial Machinery

Oligopoly

87.4%

Water & Environment

Competitive

12%

Other

Competitive

0.6%

Moody's Corporation segments

Full profile >

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.5%

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