VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Graco Inc. vs NVIDIA Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Graco Inc.
GGG · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA · Nasdaq Stock Market
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 NVDA analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: NVIDIA Corporation leads (97 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Graco Inc.).
- Segment focus: Graco Inc. has 3 segments (49.4% in Contractor); NVIDIA Corporation has 5 segments (88.3% in Data Center).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Graco Inc. has 7 moat types across 2 domains; NVIDIA Corporation has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
Graco Inc.
Contractor
Professional and prosumer paint/coatings application equipment (airless sprayers, texture sprayers, line stripers, plural-component proportioners)
Global
Professional contractors and trades; DIY consumers via retail channels
Equipment OEM / brand owner
49.4%
NVIDIA Corporation
Data Center
Data center accelerated computing (AI GPUs, systems, and networking)
Global
Hyperscale cloud providers, enterprises, public sector (often via OEMs/ODMs and integrators)
Fabless designer and platform supplier (chips, systems, software)
88.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Graco Inc. strengths
NVIDIA Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Graco Inc. segments
Full profile >Contractor
Oligopoly
Industrial
Oligopoly
Expansion Markets
Competitive
NVIDIA Corporation segments
Full profile >Data Center
Quasi-Monopoly
Gaming
Duopoly
Professional Visualization
Oligopoly
Automotive
Competitive
OEM & Other
Competitive
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