VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
HOYA Corporation vs CSL Limited
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
HOYA Corporation
7741 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View 7741 analysisCSL Limited
CSL · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: CSL Limited leads (77 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for HOYA Corporation).
- Segment focus: HOYA Corporation has 5 segments (48.2% in Eye Health Domain (healthcare-related products)); CSL Limited has 3 segments (71.7% in CSL Behring).
- Moat breadth: HOYA Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; CSL Limited has 7 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%
CSL Limited
CSL Behring
Plasma-derived therapies (immunoglobulins, albumin, coagulation factors) plus recombinant and gene therapies for rare and serious diseases
Global
Hospitals, specialty pharmacies, physicians; payers and national health systems
Vertically integrated biopharma (plasma collection -> fractionation/manufacturing -> commercial distribution)
71.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
HOYA Corporation strengths
CSL Limited 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
CSL Limited segments
Full profile >CSL Behring
Oligopoly
CSL Seqirus
Oligopoly
CSL Vifor
Oligopoly
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