VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 9, 2026
Stock Comparison
Domino's Pizza, Inc. vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
DPZ · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View DPZ analysisIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
ISRG · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ISRG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Domino's Pizza, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Domino's Pizza, Inc. has 3 segments (60.5% in Supply Chain); Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Domino's Pizza, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Supply Chain
Pizza ingredients manufacturing & distribution for Domino's system stores
United States and Canada
Domino's franchisees and company-owned stores
Manufacturer / distributor
60.5%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Instruments and Accessories
Proprietary robotic surgery instruments, accessories, and consumables used per procedure on the da Vinci (and Ion) installed base
Global
Hospitals and surgery centers purchasing consumables; surgeons and OR teams as end users
Consumables OEM within proprietary platform
60.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Domino's Pizza, Inc. strengths
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Domino's Pizza, Inc. segments
Full profile >U.S. Stores
Oligopoly
Supply Chain
Quasi-Monopoly
International Franchise
Competitive
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
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