VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Melrose Industries PLC vs Northrop Grumman Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Melrose Industries PLC
MRO · 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 MRO analysisNorthrop Grumman Corporation
NOC · 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 NOC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Melrose Industries PLC leads (77 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Northrop Grumman Corporation).
- Segment focus: Melrose Industries PLC has 2 segments (57.9% in Structures); Northrop Grumman Corporation has 4 segments (28.7% in Aeronautics Systems).
- Moat breadth: Melrose Industries PLC has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Northrop Grumman Corporation has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Melrose Industries PLC
Structures
Aerostructures and aircraft electrical wiring systems (EWIS)
Global
Airframe OEMs; defence primes
Tier-1 aerospace supplier
57.9%
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Aeronautics Systems
Military aircraft systems (manned & unmanned) plus sustainment/modernization
Global (primarily United States and allies)
U.S. government and allied governments
Prime contractor and major subsystem supplier
28.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Melrose Industries PLC strengths
Northrop Grumman Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Melrose Industries PLC segments
Full profile >Engines
Oligopoly
Structures
Oligopoly
Northrop Grumman Corporation segments
Full profile >Aeronautics Systems
Oligopoly
Defense Systems
Oligopoly
Mission Systems
Oligopoly
Space Systems
Oligopoly
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