VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Ecolab Inc. vs Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Ecolab Inc.
ECL · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK · 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 VRSK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Ecolab Inc.).
- Segment focus: Ecolab Inc. has 4 segments (49.5% in Global Industrial); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Ecolab Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Ecolab Inc.
Global Industrial
Industrial water treatment & process chemistry (incl. food & beverage processing and pulp & paper process aids)
Global
B2B
formulator + on-site service/optimization provider
49.5%
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Underwriting Solutions
Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)
Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)
P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)
Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider
70.2%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Ecolab Inc. strengths
Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Ecolab Inc. segments
Full profile >Global Industrial
Oligopoly
Global Institutional & Specialty
Oligopoly
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Global Pest Elimination
Oligopoly
Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments
Full profile >Underwriting Solutions
Oligopoly
Claims Solutions
Oligopoly
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