VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. vs TransDigm Group Incorporated
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
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View HII analysisTransDigm Group Incorporated
TDG · 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 TDG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: TransDigm Group Incorporated leads (84 / 100 vs 83 / 100 for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (51.7% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)); TransDigm Group Incorporated has 3 segments (51.6% in Power & Control).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; TransDigm Group Incorporated has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)
United States
U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)
Prime contractor shipyard / integrator
51.7%
TransDigm Group Incorporated
Power & Control
Highly engineered aerospace power & control components (OEM and aftermarket)
Global
Commercial airlines, aircraft OEMs, defense OEMs, governments, aerospace distributors
Tier 2/3 component OEM, aftermarket spares, repair/overhaul
51.6%
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Shared moat types
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths
TransDigm Group Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments
Full profile >Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)
Competitive
TransDigm Group Incorporated segments
Full profile >Power & Control
Competitive
Airframe
Competitive
Non-aviation
Competitive
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