VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Brookfield Corporation vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Brookfield Corporation
BN · 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 BN 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 65 / 100 for Brookfield Corporation).
- Segment focus: Brookfield Corporation has 6 segments; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Brookfield Corporation has 10 moat types across 5 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Brookfield Corporation
Asset Management
Alternative asset management (private markets: infrastructure, renewables, private equity, real estate, credit)
Global
Institutional investors and private wealth channels
General partner (GP) / asset manager
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
Brookfield Corporation strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Brookfield Corporation segments
Full profile >Asset Management
Oligopoly
Wealth Solutions (Insurance)
Competitive
Renewable Power and Transition
Competitive
Infrastructure
Oligopoly
Private Equity (Operating Businesses)
Competitive
Real Estate
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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