VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Alcon Inc. vs CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Alcon Inc.
ALC · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CRWD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CRWD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Alcon Inc.).
- Segment focus: Alcon Inc. has 2 segments (56% in Surgical); CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in Falcon Platform Subscriptions).
- Moat breadth: Alcon Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Alcon Inc.
Surgical
Ophthalmic surgical devices (implantables, consumables, equipment) and related service/training
Global
Ophthalmic surgeons, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, group purchasing organizations
Medical device OEM with direct service, clinical support, and training
56%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Cloud-native endpoint, workload and identity protection / XDR cybersecurity platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations (end-users via direct sales and channel partners)
SaaS cybersecurity platform vendor
95.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Alcon Inc. strengths
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Alcon Inc. segments
Full profile >Surgical
Oligopoly
Vision Care
Oligopoly
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. segments
Full profile >Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Oligopoly
Professional Services (Incident Response & Proactive Services)
Competitive
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