VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
OMRON Corporation vs Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
OMRON Corporation
6645 · 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 6645 analysisAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.
APD · 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 APD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. leads (70 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for OMRON Corporation).
- Segment focus: OMRON Corporation has 5 segments (45% in Industrial Automation Business (IAB)); Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 3 segments (51.3% in On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: OMRON Corporation has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
OMRON Corporation
Industrial Automation Business (IAB)
Industrial automation components and factory automation solutions (sensors, controllers, safety, robotics, OT/IT services)
Global
Manufacturers and machine builders (B2B)
Automation supplier + solutions/services provider
45%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
On-site supply of industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.)
Global
Large-volume industrial customers (refining, chemicals, metals, electronics)
Producer / operator of on-site plants and pipeline networks
51.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
OMRON Corporation strengths
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
OMRON Corporation segments
Full profile >Industrial Automation Business (IAB)
Oligopoly
Healthcare Business (HCB)
Competitive
Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business (SSB)
Oligopoly
Device and Module Solutions Business (DMB)
Competitive
Data Solution Business (DSB)
Oligopoly
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. segments
Full profile >On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
Oligopoly
Merchant gases (liquid bulk + packaged)
Competitive
Industrial gases equipment (cryogenic & gas processing)
Competitive
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