VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
OMRON Corporation vs Fastenal Company
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 analysisFastenal Company
FAST · Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View FAST analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Fastenal Company leads (60 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for OMRON Corporation).
- Segment focus: OMRON Corporation has 5 segments (45% in Industrial Automation Business (IAB)); Fastenal Company has 3 segments (54.5% in Branch-based distribution (in-market branches)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: OMRON Corporation has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Fastenal Company has 5 across 2.
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%
Fastenal Company
Branch-based distribution (in-market branches)
Industrial & construction supplies distribution (MRO/OEM consumables) via local branches
North America (primary) + select international
B2B
Distributor / MRO supplier
54.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
OMRON Corporation strengths
Fastenal Company 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
Fastenal Company segments
Full profile >Branch-based distribution (in-market branches)
Competitive
Onsite solutions (embedded customer locations)
Competitive
Other / non-traditional sales (services & custom manufacturing)
Competitive
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