VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Deere & Company vs Vertiv Holdings Co

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

Deere & Company

DE · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$159.9B
Gross margin (TTM)35.6%
Operating margin (TTM)18.5%
Net margin (TTM)10.5%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAgricultural - Machinery
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
63/ 100

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

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Vertiv Holdings Co

VRT · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorIndustrials
IndustryElectrical Equipment & Parts
CountryUS
Data as of2026-04-25
Moat score
74/ 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: Vertiv Holdings Co leads (74 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Deere & Company).
  • Segment focus: Deere & Company has 4 segments (38.4% in Production & Precision Agriculture); Vertiv Holdings Co has 3 segments (85% in Data center critical digital infrastructure).
  • Moat breadth: Deere & Company has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Vertiv Holdings Co has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Deere & Company

Production & Precision Agriculture

Market

Large-scale agricultural equipment and integrated precision agriculture technology

Geography

Global

Customer

Production-scale growers; dealer/retail channels

Role

OEM + precision ag platform provider

Revenue share

38.4%

Vertiv Holdings Co

Data center critical digital infrastructure

Market

Global data center physical infrastructure for power, thermal management, IT systems, modular infrastructure and lifecycle services

Geography

Global, with FY 2025 company revenue 62% Americas, 20% APAC and 18% EMEA

Customer

Hyperscale, cloud, neocloud, colocation and enterprise data center operators

Role

Power, cooling, integrated infrastructure, controls, racks, services and deployment partner

Revenue share

85%

Side-by-side metrics

Deere & Company
Vertiv Holdings Co
Ticker / Exchange
DE - New York Stock Exchange
VRT - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$159.9B
n/a
Gross margin (TTM)
35.6%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
18.5%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
10.5%
n/a
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Agricultural - Machinery
Electrical Equipment & Parts
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Production & Precision Agriculture
Data center critical digital infrastructure
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
16%-18% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
63 / 100
74 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Financial
Supply, Demand, Legal
Last update
2025-12-29
2026-04-25

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Service Field Network

Deere & Company strengths

Data Workflow LockinBrand TrustSuite BundlingCost Of Capital Advantage

Vertiv Holdings Co strengths

Scope EconomiesDesign In QualificationCapex Knowhow ScaleSwitching Costs GeneralCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

Deere & Company segments

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Production & Precision Agriculture

Oligopoly

38.4%

Small Agriculture & Turf

Competitive

22.8%

Construction & Forestry

Oligopoly

25.4%

Financial Services

Competitive

12.7%

Vertiv Holdings Co segments

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Data center critical digital infrastructure

Oligopoly

85%

Communications network critical infrastructure

Competitive

10%

Commercial and industrial critical infrastructure

Competitive

5%

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