VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Brambles Limited vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Brambles Limited
BXB · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View BXB 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 71 / 100 for Brambles Limited).
- Segment focus: Brambles Limited has 3 segments (55% in CHEP Americas); 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: Brambles Limited has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Brambles Limited
CHEP Americas
Pallet pooling and reusable transport packaging pooling services
Americas (North America and Latin America)
Manufacturers, producers/growers, retailers, and logistics partners
Pooling asset owner/operator and service provider
55%
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
No overlap yet.
Brambles Limited strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Brambles Limited segments
Full profile >CHEP Americas
Oligopoly
CHEP EMEA
Oligopoly
CHEP Asia-Pacific
Oligopoly
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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