VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Keyence Corporation vs Tokyo Electron Limited
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Keyence Corporation
6861.T · 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 6861.T analysisTokyo Electron Limited
8035 · 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 8035 analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Tokyo Electron Limited leads (86 / 100 vs 73 / 100 for Keyence Corporation).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Keyence Corporation has 7 moat types across 2 domains; Tokyo Electron Limited has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Keyence Corporation
Sensors & Safety/Static Control
Industrial sensors and safety/static control for factory automation
Global
Manufacturers (production/automation teams) and machine builders
Component OEM and application-solution provider
Tokyo Electron Limited
Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Coater/developer track systems for semiconductor lithography
Global
Semiconductor fabs
Equipment OEM (process tool)
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Keyence Corporation strengths
Tokyo Electron Limited strengths
Segment mix
Keyence Corporation segments
Full profile >Sensors & Safety/Static Control
Oligopoly
Machine Vision, Code Reading & Laser Marking
Oligopoly
Metrology & Microscopes
Oligopoly
Tokyo Electron Limited segments
Full profile >Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Wafer Fab Process Tools (Etch/Cleaning/Deposition/Thermal/Bonding/Probing)
Oligopoly
Field Solutions (Spare Parts, Repairs, Upgrades, On-site Service, Used Tools)
Quasi-Monopoly
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