VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
General Dynamics Corporation vs Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
General Dynamics Corporation
GD · 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 GD analysisInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.
IBKR · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View IBKR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: General Dynamics Corporation leads (80 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: General Dynamics Corporation has 4 segments (30.1% in Marine Systems (Nuclear subs + surface shipbuilding)); Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Electronic brokerage).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Weak vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: General Dynamics Corporation has 11 moat types across 3 domains; Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
General Dynamics Corporation
Marine Systems (Nuclear subs + surface shipbuilding)
U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine construction and major surface combatant shipbuilding/lifecycle services
United States
Government (primarily U.S. Navy)
Prime contractor / shipbuilder / lifecycle services
30.1%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Electronic brokerage
Multi-asset electronic brokerage, clearing, custody, and financing (self-directed and institutional)
Global
Individual investors and institutional clients (e.g., hedge funds, advisors, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers)
Broker-dealer / clearing broker / platform operator
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
General Dynamics Corporation strengths
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
General Dynamics Corporation segments
Full profile >Aerospace (Gulfstream + Jet Aviation)
Oligopoly
Marine Systems (Nuclear subs + surface shipbuilding)
Duopoly
Combat Systems (Land vehicles + munitions)
Oligopoly
Technologies (C5ISR + Federal IT)
Competitive
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. segments
Full profile >Electronic brokerage
Competitive
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