VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
Booking Holdings Inc. vs W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Booking Holdings Inc.
BKNG · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View BKNG analysisW.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW · 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 GWW analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for W.W. Grainger, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); W.W. Grainger, Inc. has 3 segments (79.9% in High-Touch Solutions N.A.).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; W.W. Grainger, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Booking Holdings Inc.
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Online travel agency (OTA) reservation platforms
Global
Two-sided: travelers (B2C) and travel service providers (B2B)
Intermediary / marketplace
95.5%
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
High-Touch Solutions N.A.
MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) products distribution and value-added inventory/procurement solutions
North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico)
Mid-size and large businesses with complex purchasing operations; also government and institutions
Distributor / wholesaler + onsite inventory services
79.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Booking Holdings Inc. strengths
W.W. Grainger, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Booking Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Oligopoly
Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)
Competitive
W.W. Grainger, Inc. segments
Full profile >High-Touch Solutions N.A.
Competitive
Endless Assortment
Competitive
Other (Cromwell U.K. + captive insurance)
Competitive
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