VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Colgate-Palmolive Company vs IDEX Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
CL · 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 CL analysisIDEX Corporation
IEX · 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 IEX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Colgate-Palmolive Company leads (74 / 100 vs 58 / 100 for IDEX Corporation).
- Segment focus: Colgate-Palmolive Company has 4 segments (43% in Oral Care); IDEX Corporation has 3 segments (39.6% in Health & Science Technologies (HST)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Colgate-Palmolive Company has 2 moat types across 2 domains; IDEX Corporation has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Oral Care
Oral care products (toothpaste, manual toothbrushes, mouthwash)
Global
Consumers; also dentists and oral health professionals (pharma dental products)
Branded consumer products manufacturer
43%
IDEX Corporation
Health & Science Technologies (HST)
Precision fluidics, optics/photonics, microfluidics, sealing solutions, pneumatic components, and process technologies for life science/diagnostics, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, and industrial markets
Global
Life science & diagnostic instrument OEMs, semiconductor/industrial OEMs, specialty industrial customers
Component/subsystem supplier and specialty equipment provider
39.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Colgate-Palmolive Company strengths
IDEX Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Colgate-Palmolive Company segments
Full profile >Oral Care
Oligopoly
Personal Care
Competitive
Home Care
Competitive
Pet Nutrition
Oligopoly
IDEX Corporation segments
Full profile >Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT)
Competitive
Health & Science Technologies (HST)
Competitive
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP)
Competitive
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