VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
CSL Limited vs Fastenal Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
CSL Limited
CSL · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Fastenal Company
FAST · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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- Moat score gap: CSL Limited leads (77 / 100 vs 57 / 100 for Fastenal Company).
- Segment focus: CSL Limited has 3 segments (71.7% in CSL Behring); Fastenal Company has 2 segments (55.7% in Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: CSL Limited has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Fastenal Company has 4 across 2.
Primary market context
CSL Limited
CSL Behring
Plasma-derived therapies (immunoglobulins, albumin, coagulation factors) plus recombinant and gene therapies for rare and serious diseases
Global
Hospitals, specialty pharmacies, physicians; payers and national health systems
Vertically integrated biopharma (plasma collection -> fractionation/manufacturing -> commercial distribution)
71.7%
Fastenal Company
Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)
Wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies (fasteners, safety, tools, and other MRO/OEM consumables)
Primarily North America (with growing international presence)
Manufacturing (OEM and MRO), non-residential construction, and other commercial customers
Distributor
55.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
CSL Limited strengths
Fastenal Company strengths
Segment mix
CSL Limited segments
Full profile >CSL Behring
Oligopoly
CSL Seqirus
Oligopoly
CSL Vifor
Oligopoly
Fastenal Company segments
Full profile >Fastenal Managed Inventory (FMI)
Competitive
Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)
Competitive
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