VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA vs Merck & Co., Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
CFR · SIX Swiss Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CFR analysisMerck & Co., Inc.
MRK · 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 MRK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA leads (84 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Merck & Co., Inc.).
- Segment focus: Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA has 3 segments (71.6% in Jewellery Maisons); Merck & Co., Inc. has 2 segments (89.5% in Pharmaceutical).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Merck & Co., Inc. has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
Jewellery Maisons
Luxury jewellery (branded fine jewellery & high jewellery)
Global
Affluent and high-net-worth consumers
Brand owner, manufacturer and direct-to-client retailer
71.6%
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pharmaceutical
Branded prescription pharmaceuticals & human vaccines
Global
Wholesalers/retailers, managed care and government payers, hospitals/clinics
R&D-intensive innovator, manufacturer, and marketer
89.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA strengths
Merck & Co., Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA segments
Full profile >Jewellery Maisons
Oligopoly
Specialist Watchmakers
Oligopoly
Other (Fashion & Accessories, Watchfinder, ancillary)
Competitive
Merck & Co., Inc. segments
Full profile >Pharmaceutical
Competitive
Animal Health
Oligopoly
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