VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. vs Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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 analysisTyler Technologies, Inc.
TYL · 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 TYL analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 66 / 100 for Tyler Technologies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 3 segments (60.8% in Instruments and Accessories); Tyler Technologies, Inc. has 2 segments (70.7% in Enterprise Software).
- Primary market structure: Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Tyler Technologies, Inc. has 7 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%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Enterprise Software
Public sector enterprise application software for mission-critical back-office functions (ERP/public administration, courts & justice, public safety, education, property & recording)
Primarily United States; also Canada and other international locations
Government agencies and other public entities (state/local/federal), school districts
Vertical software vendor + implementation/services
70.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. strengths
Tyler Technologies, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. segments
Full profile >Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Instruments and Accessories
Monopoly
Services
Monopoly
Tyler Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Enterprise Software
Competitive
Platform Technologies
Competitive
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