VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Stock Comparison

Caterpillar Inc. vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

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

Caterpillar Inc.

CAT · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
68/ 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)$13.9B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
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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Side-by-side metrics

Caterpillar Inc.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
CAT - New York Stock Exchange
HII - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$13.9B
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Energy & Transportation
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
68 / 100
83 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Financial, Network
Legal, Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-25
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Capex Knowhow ScaleDesign In Qualification

Caterpillar Inc. strengths

Distribution ControlInstalled Base ConsumablesBrand TrustService Field NetworkSuite BundlingUnderwriting Risk PoolingEcosystem Complements

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityCompliance AdvantageLong Term ContractsGovernment Contracting Relationships

Segment mix

Caterpillar Inc. segments

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Construction Industries

Oligopoly

35.9%

Resource Industries

Oligopoly

17.5%

Energy & Transportation

Oligopoly

40.7%

Financial Products

Competitive

5.3%

All Other

Competitive

0.6%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments

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Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

51.7%

Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

23.9%

Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)

Competitive

24.4%

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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