VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
ABB Ltd vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ABB Ltd
ABBN · SIX Swiss Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
HII · 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
Dive deeper into Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View HII analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 73 / 100 for ABB Ltd).
- Segment focus: ABB Ltd has 4 segments (46.2% in Electrification); Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (51.7% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: ABB Ltd has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
ABB Ltd
Electrification
Low- and medium-voltage electrification equipment and solutions
Global
B2B/B2G
Manufacturer and solutions provider; channel-led distribution; after-sales service
46.2%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)
United States
U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)
Prime contractor shipyard / integrator
51.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
ABB Ltd strengths
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
ABB Ltd segments
Full profile >Electrification
Oligopoly
Motion
Oligopoly
Process Automation
Oligopoly
Robotics & Discrete Automation
Oligopoly
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments
Full profile >Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)
Competitive
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