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★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

OMRON Corporation vs Keyence Corporation

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

OMRON Corporation

6645 · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$779.4B
Gross margin (TTM)43.8%
Operating margin (TTM)6.4%
Net margin (TTM)3.5%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
CountryJP
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
59/ 100

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

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Keyence Corporation

6861.T · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$87.6B
Gross margin (TTM)—
Operating margin (TTM)—
Net margin (TTM)—
SectorTechnology
Industry—
CountryJP
Data as of2026-01-02
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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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Keyence Corporation leads (73 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for OMRON Corporation).
  • Segment focus: OMRON Corporation has 5 segments (45% in Industrial Automation Business (IAB)); Keyence Corporation has 3 segments.
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: OMRON Corporation has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Keyence Corporation has 7 across 2.

Primary market context

OMRON Corporation

Industrial Automation Business (IAB)

Market

Industrial automation components and factory automation solutions (sensors, controllers, safety, robotics, OT/IT services)

Geography

Global

Customer

Manufacturers and machine builders (B2B)

Role

Automation supplier + solutions/services provider

Revenue share

45%

Keyence Corporation

Sensors & Safety/Static Control

Market

Industrial sensors and safety/static control for factory automation

Geography

Global

Customer

Manufacturers (production/automation teams) and machine builders

Role

Component OEM and application-solution provider

Side-by-side metrics

OMRON Corporation
Keyence Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
6645 - Tokyo Stock Exchange
6861.T - Tokyo Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$779.4B
$87.6B
Gross margin (TTM)
43.8%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
6.4%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
3.5%
n/a
Sector
Industrials
Technology
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
n/a
HQ country
JP
JP
Primary segment
Industrial Automation Business (IAB)
Sensors & Safety/Static Control
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
59 / 100
73 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal, Network
Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-30
2026-01-02

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Service Field NetworkBrand TrustLearning Curve Yield

OMRON Corporation strengths

Data Workflow LockinCompliance AdvantageProcurement InertiaData Network Effects

Keyence Corporation strengths

Design In QualificationOperational ExcellenceDistribution ControlScope Economies

Segment mix

OMRON Corporation segments

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Industrial Automation Business (IAB)

Oligopoly

45%

Healthcare Business (HCB)

Competitive

18.2%

Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business (SSB)

Oligopoly

18.2%

Device and Module Solutions Business (DMB)

Competitive

13.2%

Data Solution Business (DSB)

Oligopoly

5.3%

Keyence Corporation segments

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Sensors & Safety/Static Control

Oligopoly

n/a

Machine Vision, Code Reading & Laser Marking

Oligopoly

n/a

Metrology & Microscopes

Oligopoly

n/a

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