VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Agilent Technologies, Inc. vs Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
A · New York 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 A analysisAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.
ADP · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ADP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Agilent Technologies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Agilent Technologies, Inc. has 3 segments (41.9% in Agilent CrossLab); Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 2 segments (67.5% in Employer Services).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Agilent Technologies, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Agilent CrossLab
Laboratory services, compliance/maintenance, consumables and lab informatics across the lab workflow
Global
B2B (installed base labs across pharma, diagnostics, academia and applied markets)
Aftermarket services + consumables + informatics
41.9%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Employer Services
Payroll processing and cloud HCM (HR, time, talent, tax, benefits) software and outsourcing
Global
Businesses (SMB to large enterprise)
SaaS and managed services provider
67.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. strengths
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Agilent Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets
Oligopoly
Agilent CrossLab
Competitive
Applied Markets
Oligopoly
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. segments
Full profile >Employer Services
Oligopoly
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services
Competitive
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