VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. vs Rightmove plc
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
ISRG · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ISRG analysisRightmove plc
RMV · London 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 RMV analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Rightmove plc leads (88 / 100 vs 83 / 100 for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories); Rightmove plc has 3 segments (71.8% in Agency).
- Primary market structure: Monopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Rightmove plc has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Instruments and Accessories
Proprietary robotic surgery instruments, accessories, and consumables used per procedure on the da Vinci (and Ion) installed base
Global
Hospitals and surgery centers purchasing consumables; surgeons and OR teams as end users
Consumables OEM within proprietary platform
60.8%
Rightmove plc
Agency
UK residential property portal advertising subscriptions and lead generation for estate and letting agents
United Kingdom
Property professionals (estate and letting agents)
Two-sided marketplace operator (consumers <-> agents)
71.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Rightmove plc strengths
Segment mix
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
Rightmove plc segments
Full profile >Agency
Quasi-Monopoly
New Homes
Oligopoly
Other
Competitive
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