VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Hoshizaki Corporation vs ServiceNow, Inc.
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 analysisServiceNow, Inc.
NOW · 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 NOW analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: ServiceNow, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Hoshizaki Corporation).
- Segment focus: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 segments (26.4% in Refrigerators & freezers); ServiceNow, Inc. has 3 segments (85.8% in Digital workflow products (subscription)).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; ServiceNow, Inc. has 6 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%
ServiceNow, Inc.
Digital workflow products (subscription)
Enterprise digital workflow automation and service management platform (ITSM/ESM, employee, customer, creator workflows)
Global
Large enterprises and public sector
SaaS platform
85.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Hoshizaki Corporation strengths
ServiceNow, Inc. 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
ServiceNow, Inc. segments
Full profile >Digital workflow products (subscription)
Oligopoly
IT Operations Management (ITOM) products (subscription)
Competitive
Professional services and other
Competitive
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