VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
MSCI Inc. vs Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
MSCI Inc.
MSCI · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
ROK · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View ROK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: MSCI Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Rockwell Automation, Inc.).
- Segment focus: MSCI Inc. has 4 segments (55.9% in Index); Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: MSCI Inc. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
MSCI Inc.
Index
Investment indexes and index licensing
Global
Institutional investors and asset managers
Index provider / benchmark administrator
55.9%
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Intelligent Devices
Industrial automation hardware (drives, motion, safety/sensing, industrial components, micro PLCs & distributed I/O)
Global
Industrial OEMs/machine builders and end-user manufacturers (often via distributors)
Automation equipment supplier (hardware OEM)
45%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
MSCI Inc. strengths
Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
MSCI Inc. segments
Full profile >Index
Oligopoly
Analytics
Oligopoly
Sustainability and Climate
Competitive
Private Assets
Competitive
Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments
Full profile >Intelligent Devices
Oligopoly
Software & Control
Oligopoly
Lifecycle Services
Competitive
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