VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
CP · 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 CP analysisIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
ISRG · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ISRG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited).
- Segment focus: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has 4 segments (46% in Merchandise Freight); Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Merchandise Freight
North American carload rail freight (industrial and consumer commodities)
Canada, United States, Mexico
Industrial shippers and manufacturers across multiple commodity groups
Rail carrier + logistics/transload provider
46%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Instruments and Accessories
Proprietary robotic surgery instruments, accessories, and consumables used per procedure on the da Vinci (and Ion) installed base
Global
Hospitals and surgery centers purchasing consumables; surgeons and OR teams as end users
Consumables OEM within proprietary platform
60.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited segments
Full profile >Bulk Freight
Oligopoly
Merchandise Freight
Oligopoly
Intermodal Freight
Competitive
Non-freight and Other
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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