VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
APD · 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 APD analysisIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
ISRG · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ISRG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 3 segments (51.3% in On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)); Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
On-site supply of industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.)
Global
Large-volume industrial customers (refining, chemicals, metals, electronics)
Producer / operator of on-site plants and pipeline networks
51.3%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Instruments and Accessories
Proprietary robotic surgery instruments, accessories, and consumables used per procedure on the da Vinci (and Ion) installed base
Global
Hospitals and surgery centers purchasing consumables; surgeons and OR teams as end users
Consumables OEM within proprietary platform
60.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. segments
Full profile >On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
Oligopoly
Merchant gases (liquid bulk + packaged)
Competitive
Industrial gases equipment (cryogenic & gas processing)
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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