VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
ASX Limited vs Caterpillar Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ASX Limited
ASX · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT · 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 CAT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: ASX Limited leads (80 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Caterpillar Inc.).
- Segment focus: ASX Limited has 4 segments (31.5% in Markets); Caterpillar Inc. has 5 segments (40.7% in Energy & Transportation).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: ASX Limited has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Caterpillar Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
ASX Limited
Markets
Trading venues for Australian cash equities and exchange-traded derivatives (futures, options)
Australia
Brokers/market participants, proprietary trading firms, institutional investors
Market operator / trading venue
31.5%
Caterpillar Inc.
Energy & Transportation
Off-highway engines, power generation, turbines, locomotives and related services
Global
Energy companies, industrial customers, OEMs, rail and marine operators
OEM + aftermarket parts/service
40.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
ASX Limited strengths
Caterpillar Inc. strengths
Segment mix
ASX Limited segments
Full profile >Listings
Quasi-Monopoly
Markets
Duopoly
Technology & Data
Competitive
Securities & Payments
Monopoly
Caterpillar Inc. segments
Full profile >Construction Industries
Oligopoly
Resource Industries
Oligopoly
Energy & Transportation
Oligopoly
Financial Products
Competitive
All Other
Competitive
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