VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Nabtesco Corporation vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

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

Nabtesco Corporation

6268 · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$4.1B
Gross margin (TTM)31.7%
Operating margin (TTM)7.4%
Net margin (TTM)5.8%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
CountryJP
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
90/ 100

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

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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

HII · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$12.5B
Gross margin (TTM)12.4%
Operating margin (TTM)4.9%
Net margin (TTM)4.7%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace & Defense
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
Moat score
83/ 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: Nabtesco Corporation leads (90 / 100 vs 83 / 100 for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Nabtesco Corporation has 4 segments (36% in Accessibility Solutions Business); Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (53.1% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)).
  • Moat breadth: Nabtesco Corporation has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Nabtesco Corporation

Accessibility Solutions Business

Market

Automatic doors for buildings and platform doors (pedestrian flow solutions)

Geography

Japan (core) + Europe/North America/China

Customer

Building owners/contractors, transit operators, and integrators

Role

Product OEM + installation and service ecosystem

Revenue share

36%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Market

U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)

Geography

United States

Customer

U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)

Role

Prime contractor shipyard / integrator

Revenue share

53.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Nabtesco Corporation
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
6268 - Tokyo Stock Exchange
HII - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$4.1B
$12.5B
Gross margin (TTM)
31.7%
12.4%
Operating margin (TTM)
7.4%
4.9%
Net margin (TTM)
5.8%
4.7%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Industrial - Machinery
Aerospace & Defense
HQ country
JP
US
Primary segment
Accessibility Solutions Business
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
55%-65% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
90 / 100
83 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal
Legal, Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Design In QualificationCompliance Advantage

Nabtesco Corporation strengths

Learning Curve YieldService Field NetworkBrand Trust

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityCapex Knowhow ScaleLong Term ContractsGovernment Contracting Relationships

Segment mix

Nabtesco Corporation segments

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Component Solutions Business

Quasi-Monopoly

25.8%

Transport Solutions Business

Oligopoly

32.6%

Accessibility Solutions Business

Quasi-Monopoly

36%

Manufacturing Solutions Business

Quasi-Monopoly

5.7%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments

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Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

53.1%

Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

23.1%

Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)

Competitive

23.8%

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