VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Friday, January 2, 2026

Stock Comparison

KONE Oyj vs PDD Holdings Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

KONE Oyj

KNEBV · Nasdaq Helsinki

Market cap (USD)$37B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorIndustrials
Industry
CountryFI
Data as of2026-01-02
Moat score
63/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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PDD Holdings Inc.

PDD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$162.7B
Gross margin (TTM)56.7%
Operating margin (TTM)22.1%
Net margin (TTM)24.4%
SectorConsumer
IndustrySpecialty Retail
CountryKY
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
44/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: KONE Oyj leads (63 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
  • Segment focus: KONE Oyj has 3 segments (40.6% in New Building Solutions); PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments.
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: KONE Oyj has 8 moat types across 4 domains; PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 across 4.

Primary market context

KONE Oyj

New Building Solutions

Market

Elevator, escalator and automatic building door new equipment (new installations)

Geography

Global

Customer

Property developers and general contractors

Role

OEM + project installation

Revenue share

40.6%

PDD Holdings Inc.

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Market

China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)

Geography

China

Customer

Consumers & third-party merchants

Role

Online marketplace platform

Side-by-side metrics

KONE Oyj
PDD Holdings Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
KNEBV - Nasdaq Helsinki
PDD - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$37B
$162.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
n/a
56.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
n/a
22.1%
Net margin (TTM)
n/a
24.4%
Sector
Industrials
Consumer
Industry
n/a
Specialty Retail
HQ country
FI
KY
Primary segment
New Building Solutions
Pinduoduo China marketplace
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
63 / 100
44 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Financial, Demand, Legal
Network, Supply, Financial, Legal
Last update
2026-01-02
2025-12-29

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Compliance Advantage

KONE Oyj strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleNegative Working CapitalInstalled Base ConsumablesSwitching Costs GeneralData Workflow LockinService Field NetworkOperational Excellence

PDD Holdings Inc. strengths

Two Sided NetworkScale Economies Unit CostFloat Prepayment

Segment mix

KONE Oyj segments

Full profile >

New Building Solutions

Oligopoly

40.6%

Service (maintenance & repairs)

Competitive

40.6%

Modernization

Competitive

18.8%

PDD Holdings Inc. segments

Full profile >

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Oligopoly

n/a

Temu international marketplace

Competitive

n/a

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Curation & Accuracy

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