VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
YASKAWA Electric Corporation vs Bio-Rad Laboratories, 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 analysisBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
BIO · 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 BIO analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: YASKAWA Electric Corporation leads (62 / 100 vs 61 / 100 for Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.).
- Segment focus: YASKAWA Electric Corporation has 4 segments (44.4% in Motion Control); Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has 2 segments (59.9% in Clinical Diagnostics).
- Moat breadth: YASKAWA Electric Corporation has 8 moat types across 3 domains; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has 6 across 3.
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%
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Clinical Diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics test systems, reagents/test kits, informatics, and clinical laboratory quality controls
Global
Hospital laboratories; diagnostic reference laboratories; transfusion laboratories; physician office laboratories
IVD OEM / installed-base consumables supplier (systems + kits + controls)
59.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
YASKAWA Electric Corporation strengths
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
YASKAWA Electric Corporation segments
Full profile >Motion Control
Oligopoly
Robotics
Oligopoly
System Engineering
Competitive
Other / Logistics Services
Competitive
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. segments
Full profile >Life Science
Competitive
Clinical Diagnostics
Oligopoly
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