VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
YASKAWA Electric Corporation vs AMETEK, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
YASKAWA Electric Corporation
6506 · 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 6506 analysisAMETEK, Inc.
AME · 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 AME analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: AMETEK, Inc. leads (66 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for YASKAWA Electric Corporation).
- Segment focus: YASKAWA Electric Corporation has 4 segments (44.4% in Motion Control); AMETEK, Inc. has 2 segments (67.1% in Electronic Instruments Group (EIG)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: YASKAWA Electric Corporation has 8 moat types across 3 domains; AMETEK, Inc. has 3 across 1.
Primary market context
YASKAWA Electric Corporation
Motion Control
Factory automation motion control components (AC servo motors/drives & controllers, AC drives/inverters)
Global
Industrial OEMs and end-users (machine builders; semiconductor, electronics, automotive, and general industry plants)
Component manufacturer + maintenance/service provider
44.4%
AMETEK, Inc.
Electronic Instruments Group (EIG)
Advanced analytical, test and measurement instruments
Global
B2B (process, industrial, aerospace, medical, research)
Instrument/OEM supplier
67.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
YASKAWA Electric Corporation strengths
AMETEK, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
YASKAWA Electric Corporation segments
Full profile >Motion Control
Oligopoly
Robotics
Oligopoly
System Engineering
Competitive
Other / Logistics Services
Competitive
AMETEK, Inc. segments
Full profile >Electronic Instruments Group (EIG)
Oligopoly
Electromechanical Group (EMG)
Competitive
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