VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Boston Scientific Corporation vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Boston Scientific Corporation
BSX · 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 BSX 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 Boston Scientific Corporation).
- Segment focus: Boston Scientific Corporation has 5 segments (49.8% in Cardiology); 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: Boston Scientific Corporation has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardiology
Cardiology devices (interventional cardiology, structural heart, electrophysiology, cardiac rhythm management and remote monitoring)
Global
Hospitals/cath labs/EP labs and specialty clinics (cardiologists, electrophysiologists)
Medical device OEM / implantables + procedure devices + service-enabled monitoring
49.8%
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
Boston Scientific Corporation strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Boston Scientific Corporation segments
Full profile >Endoscopy
Oligopoly
Urology
Competitive
Neuromodulation
Oligopoly
Cardiology
Oligopoly
Peripheral Interventions
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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