VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

Costco Wholesale Corporation vs Siemens Healthineers AG

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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Siemens Healthineers AG

SHL · XETRA

Market cap (USD)
SectorHealthcare
CountryDE
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
68/ 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
Siemens Healthineers AG
Ticker / Exchange
COST - Nasdaq Global Select Market
SHL - XETRA
Market cap (USD)
$379.8B
n/a
Sector
Consumer
Healthcare
HQ country
US
DE
Primary segment
Warehouse club retail
Imaging
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
80 / 100
68 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Financial, Demand
Supply, Demand, Network
Last update
2025-12-21
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

Costco Wholesale Corporation strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostOperational ExcellenceNegative Working CapitalBrand TrustHabit DefaultFloat Prepayment

Siemens Healthineers AG strengths

Service Field NetworkData Workflow LockinCapex Knowhow ScaleLong Term ContractsInstalled Base ConsumablesDesign In QualificationEcosystem ComplementsSwitching Costs General

Segment mix

Costco Wholesale Corporation segments

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Warehouse club retail

Oligopoly

98.1%

Membership fees (subscription)

Oligopoly

1.9%

Siemens Healthineers AG segments

Full profile >

Imaging

Oligopoly

54.6%

Diagnostics

Oligopoly

18.7%

Varian

Oligopoly

17.6%

Advanced Therapies

Oligopoly

9.1%

Curation & Accuracy

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