VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. vs UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

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

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

CRWD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$113.8B
Gross margin (TTM)74.3%
Operating margin (TTM)-7.9%
Net margin (TTM)-6.9%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-05
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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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UNH · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$309.8B
Gross margin (TTM)19.7%
Operating margin (TTM)6.1%
Net margin (TTM)4%
SectorHealthcare
IndustryMedical - Healthcare Plans
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
64/ 100

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

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 64 / 100 for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated).
  • Segment focus: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in Falcon Platform Subscriptions); UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 4 segments (74.9% in UnitedHealthcare).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Falcon Platform Subscriptions

Market

Cloud-native endpoint, workload and identity protection / XDR cybersecurity platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations (end-users via direct sales and channel partners)

Role

SaaS cybersecurity platform vendor

Revenue share

95.1%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UnitedHealthcare

Market

U.S. health benefits / managed care (commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care)

Geography

United States (primarily)

Customer

Employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs

Role

Health insurer / managed care organization

Revenue share

74.9%

Side-by-side metrics

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Ticker / Exchange
CRWD - NASDAQ
UNH - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$113.8B
$309.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
74.3%
19.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
-7.9%
6.1%
Net margin (TTM)
-6.9%
4%
Sector
Technology
Healthcare
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Medical - Healthcare Plans
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Falcon Platform Subscriptions
UnitedHealthcare
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
17.7% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
80 / 100
64 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand
Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-01-05
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite Bundling

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. strengths

Data Network EffectsEcosystem ComplementsSwitching Costs GeneralReputation Reviews

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostOperational ExcellenceData Workflow LockinTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Falcon Platform Subscriptions

Oligopoly

95.1%

Professional Services (Incident Response & Proactive Services)

Competitive

4.9%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated segments

Full profile >

UnitedHealthcare

Oligopoly

74.9%

Optum Health

Competitive

9.9%

Optum Insight

Competitive

1.7%

Optum Rx

Oligopoly

13.5%

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Curation & Accuracy

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