VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. vs Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

HII · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$13.9B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
83/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Parker-Hannifin Corporation

PH · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$111.4B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
71/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Parker-Hannifin Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (51.7% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)); Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 2 segments (68.8% in Diversified Industrial).
  • Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Market

U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)

Geography

United States

Customer

U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)

Role

Prime contractor shipyard / integrator

Revenue share

51.7%

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Diversified Industrial

Market

Motion and control components & systems (industrial and mobile applications)

Geography

Global

Customer

OEMs and industrial distributors/aftermarket channels

Role

Component and system designer/manufacturer with aftermarket support

Revenue share

68.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
HII - New York Stock Exchange
PH - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$13.9B
$111.4B
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Diversified Industrial
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Competitive
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
83 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Supply, Demand
Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-23
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Design In Qualification

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityCapex Knowhow ScaleCompliance AdvantageLong Term ContractsGovernment Contracting Relationships

Parker-Hannifin Corporation strengths

Distribution ControlScope EconomiesOperational ExcellenceInstalled Base Consumables

Segment mix

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments

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Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

51.7%

Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

23.9%

Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)

Competitive

24.4%

Parker-Hannifin Corporation segments

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Diversified Industrial

Competitive

68.8%

Aerospace Systems

Oligopoly

31.2%

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