VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Stock Comparison
Danaher Corporation vs Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Danaher Corporation
DHR · 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 DHR analysisLowe's Companies, Inc.
LOW · 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 LOW analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Danaher Corporation leads (77 / 100 vs 48 / 100 for Lowe's Companies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Danaher Corporation has 3 segments (41% in Diagnostics); Lowe's Companies, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Danaher Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Lowe's Companies, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Danaher Corporation
Diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics instruments, consumables, software and services (clinical lab, acute care/POC, pathology, molecular diagnostics)
Global
Hospitals, physician offices, reference laboratories, pathology labs, critical care settings
IVD device manufacturer and reagent/test supplier + software/services
41%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)
U.S. home improvement retail and related services (DIY and Pro; omnichannel)
United States
DIY consumers and small-to-medium professional contractors
Omnichannel retailer and distributor
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Danaher Corporation strengths
Lowe's Companies, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Danaher Corporation segments
Full profile >Biotechnology
Oligopoly
Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Diagnostics
Oligopoly
Lowe's Companies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)
Competitive
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