VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Cochlear Limited vs MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Cochlear Limited
COH · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View COH analysisMarketAxess Holdings Inc.
MKTX · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MKTX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Cochlear Limited leads (81 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for MarketAxess Holdings Inc.).
- Segment focus: Cochlear Limited has 3 segments (62.4% in Cochlear Implants); MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (87.1% in Trade Execution Solutions).
- Moat breadth: Cochlear Limited has 8 moat types across 3 domains; MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Cochlear Limited
Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implant systems (internal implant + external sound processors) for severe-to-profound hearing loss
Global
Hospitals/ENT clinics and audiology programs (providers) serving implant candidates/recipients; reimbursed by public/private payers
Medical device OEM / platform owner (implant + processor + fitting software + clinical support)
62.4%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Trade Execution Solutions
Electronic fixed-income trade execution platforms (credit and rates)
Global
Institutional investors, broker-dealers, and alternative liquidity providers
Electronic trading venue / marketplace operator
87.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Cochlear Limited strengths
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Cochlear Limited segments
Full profile >Cochlear Implants
Oligopoly
Services
Monopoly
Acoustics
Oligopoly
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >Trade Execution Solutions
Oligopoly
Services (Data, Post-Trade and Technology)
Competitive
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