VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
HOYA Corporation vs Pro Medicus 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.
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View 7741 analysisPro Medicus Limited
PME · ASX
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View PME analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Pro Medicus Limited leads (80 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for HOYA Corporation).
- Segment focus: HOYA Corporation has 5 segments (48.2% in Eye Health Domain (healthcare-related products)); Pro Medicus Limited has 2 segments (92.5% in Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: HOYA Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Pro Medicus Limited has 6 across 2.
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%
Pro Medicus Limited
Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)
Enterprise imaging / PACS and related modules for hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs)
Primarily North America; also Europe and Australia
Hospitals, imaging centers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs)
Healthcare IT software vendor / platform provider
92.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
HOYA Corporation strengths
Pro Medicus 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
Pro Medicus Limited segments
Full profile >Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)
Oligopoly
Visage RIS (Radiology Information System) and Promedicus.net
Oligopoly
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