VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

BR · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$17B
Gross margin (TTM)31.3%
Operating margin (TTM)17.1%
Net margin (TTM)15%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryInformation Technology Services
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
91/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

HII · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$12.5B
Gross margin (TTM)12.4%
Operating margin (TTM)4.9%
Net margin (TTM)4.7%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace & Defense
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
Moat score
83/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. leads (91 / 100 vs 83 / 100 for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 2 segments (72.8% in Investor Communication Solutions); Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (53.1% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)).
  • Moat breadth: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Investor Communication Solutions

Market

Proxy distribution, vote processing, and regulatory investor communications

Geography

Primarily United States (with select international services)

Customer

Public companies, mutual funds, banks and broker-dealers, asset managers

Role

Outsourced intermediary for shareholder communications and proxy voting workflows

Revenue share

72.8%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Market

U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)

Geography

United States

Customer

U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)

Role

Prime contractor shipyard / integrator

Revenue share

53.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
BR - New York Stock Exchange
HII - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$17B
$12.5B
Gross margin (TTM)
31.3%
12.4%
Operating margin (TTM)
17.1%
4.9%
Net margin (TTM)
15%
4.7%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Information Technology Services
Aerospace & Defense
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Investor Communication Solutions
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
85%-95% (estimated)
n/a
HHI estimate
8,200
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
91 / 100
83 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Supply, Network, Demand
Legal, Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. strengths

Regulated Standards PipeScale Economies Unit CostTwo Sided NetworkSwitching Costs GeneralInteroperability Hub

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityCapex Knowhow ScaleCompliance AdvantageDesign In QualificationLong Term ContractsGovernment Contracting Relationships

Segment mix

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. segments

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Investor Communication Solutions

Quasi-Monopoly

72.8%

Global Technology and Operations

Oligopoly

27.2%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments

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Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

53.1%

Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

23.1%

Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)

Competitive

23.8%

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Curation & Accuracy

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