VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Agilent Technologies, Inc. vs Ferguson Enterprises 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.
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View A analysisFerguson Enterprises Inc.
FERG · New York 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 FERG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Ferguson Enterprises Inc. leads (72 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Agilent Technologies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Agilent Technologies, Inc. has 3 segments (41.9% in Agilent CrossLab); Ferguson Enterprises Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in United States).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Agilent Technologies, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Ferguson Enterprises Inc. has 4 across 2.
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%
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
United States
Value-added distribution of plumbing, HVAC, PVF, waterworks and related products/services
United States
Residential and non-residential professional trade customers (contractors/builders) plus industrial and infrastructure customers
Value-added distributor (B2B)
95.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Agilent Technologies, Inc. strengths
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Agilent Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets
Oligopoly
Agilent CrossLab
Competitive
Applied Markets
Oligopoly
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. segments
Full profile >United States
Competitive
Canada
Competitive
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