VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
HOYA Corporation vs Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
HOYA Corporation
7741 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
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BIO · New York Stock Exchange
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- Moat score gap: HOYA Corporation leads (72 / 100 vs 61 / 100 for Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.).
- Segment focus: HOYA Corporation has 5 segments (48.2% in Eye Health Domain (healthcare-related products)); Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has 2 segments (59.9% in Clinical Diagnostics).
- Moat breadth: HOYA Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
HOYA Corporation
Eye Health Domain (healthcare-related products)
Ophthalmic products (eyeglass lenses, contact lens retail, intraocular lenses)
Global (eyeglass lenses & IOL); Japan (contact lens retail)
Optical retailers, consumers, hospitals/clinics
Manufacturer and retailer
48.2%
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Clinical Diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics test systems, reagents/test kits, informatics, and clinical laboratory quality controls
Global
Hospital laboratories; diagnostic reference laboratories; transfusion laboratories; physician office laboratories
IVD OEM / installed-base consumables supplier (systems + kits + controls)
59.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
HOYA Corporation strengths
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
HOYA Corporation segments
Full profile >Eye Health Domain (healthcare-related products)
Oligopoly
Med-Tech Domain (medical-related products)
Oligopoly
Electronics-related products (semiconductor/display photomask materials, HDD substrates)
Oligopoly
Imaging-related products (optical lenses and optical materials)
Competitive
Other (speech synthesis software)
Competitive
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. segments
Full profile >Life Science
Competitive
Clinical Diagnostics
Oligopoly
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