VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. vs Ecolab Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
BIP · 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 BIP analysisEcolab Inc.
ECL · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. leads (74 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Ecolab Inc.).
- Segment focus: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 segments; Ecolab Inc. has 4 segments (49.5% in Global Industrial).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Ecolab Inc. has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Utilities
Regulated and contracted utility infrastructure (electric transmission, gas pipelines/distribution, metering and residential energy services)
Global
Regulators and contracted counterparties; residential and commercial end-users via utility networks
Owner-operator of regulated networks and contracted utility assets
Ecolab Inc.
Global Industrial
Industrial water treatment & process chemistry (incl. food & beverage processing and pulp & paper process aids)
Global
B2B
formulator + on-site service/optimization provider
49.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. strengths
Ecolab Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. segments
Full profile >Utilities
Quasi-Monopoly
Transport
Oligopoly
Midstream
Oligopoly
Data
Oligopoly
Ecolab Inc. segments
Full profile >Global Industrial
Oligopoly
Global Institutional & Specialty
Oligopoly
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Global Pest Elimination
Oligopoly
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