VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Hoshizaki Corporation vs Monster Beverage Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Hoshizaki Corporation
6465 · 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 6465 analysisMonster Beverage Corporation
MNST · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MNST analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Monster Beverage Corporation leads (76 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Hoshizaki Corporation).
- Segment focus: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 segments (26.4% in Refrigerators & freezers); Monster Beverage Corporation has 4 segments (91.6% in Monster Energy Drinks).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Monster Beverage Corporation has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Hoshizaki Corporation
Refrigerators & freezers
Commercial refrigerators & freezers for professional kitchens and food retail
Global
Restaurants, supermarkets/convenience stores, institutional kitchens, food distribution and preparation facilities
OEM/manufacturer with after-sales support; increasingly connected monitoring/services
26.4%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Monster Energy Drinks
Energy drinks
Global
Retail consumers (via bottlers/distributors and retailers); some direct-to-retail
Brand owner, marketer, and RTD finished-goods seller
91.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Hoshizaki Corporation strengths
Monster Beverage Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Hoshizaki Corporation segments
Full profile >Ice makers
Oligopoly
Refrigerators & freezers
Competitive
Commercial dishwashers (warewashing)
Oligopoly
Dispensers (beverage systems)
Oligopoly
Other Hoshizaki products
Competitive
Maintenance / repair (service, parts, and connected monitoring)
Quasi-Monopoly
Other companies' products (resale/complementary kitchen equipment)
Competitive
Monster Beverage Corporation segments
Full profile >Monster Energy Drinks
Oligopoly
Strategic Brands
Oligopoly
Alcohol Brands
Competitive
Other (AFF Third-Party Products)
Competitive
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