VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Danaher Corporation vs LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
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.
Full stock profile
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View DHR analysisLVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
MC · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE leads (80 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Danaher Corporation).
- Segment focus: Danaher Corporation has 3 segments (41% in Diagnostics); LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has 5 segments (48.5% in Fashion and Leather Goods).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Danaher Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has 9 across 4.
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%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
Fashion and Leather Goods
Luxury fashion and leather goods
Global
Consumers via directly operated retail; selective wholesale
Brand owner / design house / manufacturer / retailer
48.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Danaher Corporation strengths
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE strengths
Segment mix
Danaher Corporation segments
Full profile >Biotechnology
Oligopoly
Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Diagnostics
Oligopoly
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE segments
Full profile >Fashion and Leather Goods
Oligopoly
Wines and Spirits
Oligopoly
Perfumes and Cosmetics
Oligopoly
Watches and Jewelry
Oligopoly
Selective Retailing
Oligopoly
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