VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. vs Caterpillar Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
BAM · 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 BAM analysisCaterpillar 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
Dive deeper into Caterpillar Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View CAT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. leads (75 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Caterpillar Inc.).
- Segment focus: Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has 5 segments (30.3% in Credit); Caterpillar Inc. has 5 segments (40.7% in Energy & Transportation).
- Moat breadth: Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Caterpillar Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
Credit
Private credit, opportunistic credit, and multi-strategy credit asset management
Global
Institutional investors, insurance accounts, and private wealth investors
Alternative credit manager / asset manager
30.3%
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
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. strengths
Caterpillar Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. segments
Full profile >Renewable Power and Transition
Oligopoly
Infrastructure
Oligopoly
Real Estate
Oligopoly
Private Equity
Oligopoly
Credit
Oligopoly
Caterpillar Inc. segments
Full profile >Construction Industries
Oligopoly
Resource Industries
Oligopoly
Energy & Transportation
Oligopoly
Financial Products
Competitive
All Other
Competitive
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