VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Casey's General Stores, Inc. vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
CASY · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CASY 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 54 / 100 for Casey's General Stores, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Casey's General Stores, Inc. has 4 segments (61.3% in Fuel); Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Casey's General Stores, Inc. has 7 moat types across 2 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Fuel
Retail motor fuel sold through convenience-store fuel sites (gasoline and diesel)
United States (Casey's operating footprint; Midwest/South)
Motorists / consumers (in-store and pay-at-the-pump transactions)
Fuel retailer (with some self-distribution/wholesale capabilities)
61.3%
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.
Casey's General Stores, Inc. strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Casey's General Stores, Inc. segments
Full profile >Prepared Food and Dispensed Beverage
Competitive
Grocery and General Merchandise
Competitive
Fuel
Competitive
Other (wholesale fuel, car wash, lottery)
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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