VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

Costco Wholesale Corporation vs Carlisle Companies Incorporated

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

Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$379.8B
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
80/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Carlisle Companies Incorporated

CSL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$13.8B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-27
Moat score
61/ 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

Costco Wholesale Corporation
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
Ticker / Exchange
COST - Nasdaq Global Select Market
CSL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$379.8B
$13.8B
Sector
Consumer
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Warehouse club retail
Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
80 / 100
61 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Financial, Demand
Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-21
2025-12-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Operational Excellence

Costco Wholesale Corporation strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostNegative Working CapitalBrand TrustHabit DefaultFloat Prepayment

Carlisle Companies Incorporated strengths

Switching Costs GeneralSuite BundlingDistribution Control

Segment mix

Costco Wholesale Corporation segments

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Warehouse club retail

Oligopoly

98.1%

Membership fees (subscription)

Oligopoly

1.9%

Carlisle Companies Incorporated segments

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Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM)

Oligopoly

74%

Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies (CWT)

Competitive

26%

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