VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Danaher Corporation vs Starbucks Corporation
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 analysisStarbucks Corporation
SBUX · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Starbucks Corporation's moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View SBUX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Danaher Corporation leads (77 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Starbucks Corporation).
- Segment focus: Danaher Corporation has 3 segments (41% in Diagnostics); Starbucks Corporation has 3 segments (73.6% in North America).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Danaher Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Starbucks Corporation has 7 across 3.
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%
Starbucks Corporation
North America
Branded coffeehouse retail (company-operated + licensed)
U.S. and Canada
Consumers
Retailer / brand owner
73.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Danaher Corporation strengths
Starbucks Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Danaher Corporation segments
Full profile >Biotechnology
Oligopoly
Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Diagnostics
Oligopoly
Starbucks Corporation segments
Full profile >North America
Competitive
International
Competitive
Channel Development
Oligopoly
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