VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Stock Comparison
OMRON Corporation vs Norfolk Southern Corporation
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 analysisNorfolk Southern Corporation
NSC · 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 NSC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Norfolk Southern Corporation leads (70 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for OMRON Corporation).
- Segment focus: OMRON Corporation has 5 segments (45% in Industrial Automation Business (IAB)); Norfolk Southern Corporation has 3 segments (62% in Merchandise).
- Moat breadth: OMRON Corporation has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Norfolk Southern Corporation has 4 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%
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Merchandise
Eastern U.S. freight rail transportation for industrial & consumer goods
United States (Southeast/East/Midwest; NS network + interchanges)
Manufacturers, producers, and distributors
Rail carrier
62%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
OMRON Corporation strengths
Norfolk Southern Corporation 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
Norfolk Southern Corporation segments
Full profile >Merchandise
Oligopoly
Intermodal
Oligopoly
Coal
Oligopoly
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