VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
CME Group Inc. vs TransDigm Group Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
CME Group Inc.
CME · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CME analysisTransDigm Group Incorporated
TDG · 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 TDG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: TransDigm Group Incorporated leads (84 / 100 vs 81 / 100 for CME Group Inc.).
- Segment focus: CME Group Inc. has 3 segments (81.4% in Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)); TransDigm Group Incorporated has 3 segments (51.6% in Power & Control).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: CME Group Inc. has 10 moat types across 5 domains; TransDigm Group Incorporated has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
CME Group Inc.
Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)
Exchange-traded derivatives (futures and options) trading and central counterparty clearing; plus electronic cash markets matching (U.S. Treasuries/repo, spot FX) tied to CME platforms
Global (core U.S. footprint with international participation)
Institutional and professional traders; commercial hedgers; banks; broker-dealers; futures commission merchants (FCMs); asset managers; proprietary trading firms; governments and central banks
Market operator (exchange/venue) + central counterparty clearing provider
81.4%
TransDigm Group Incorporated
Power & Control
Highly engineered aerospace power & control components (OEM and aftermarket)
Global
Commercial airlines, aircraft OEMs, defense OEMs, governments, aerospace distributors
Tier 2/3 component OEM, aftermarket spares, repair/overhaul
51.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
CME Group Inc. strengths
TransDigm Group Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
CME Group Inc. segments
Full profile >Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)
Oligopoly
Market Data and Information Services
Monopoly
Access, Connectivity and Other Exchange Services
Monopoly
TransDigm Group Incorporated segments
Full profile >Power & Control
Competitive
Airframe
Competitive
Non-aviation
Competitive
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