VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
Microsoft Corporation vs Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MSFT analysisParker-Hannifin Corporation
PH · 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 PH analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Microsoft Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Parker-Hannifin Corporation).
- Segment focus: Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes); Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 2 segments (68.8% in Diversified Industrial).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Microsoft Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Microsoft Corporation
Productivity and Business Processes
Enterprise productivity & collaboration suites, business applications, and professional network platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, consumers, recruiters/advertisers
SaaS platform + professional network
42.9%
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Diversified Industrial
Motion and control components & systems (industrial and mobile applications)
Global
OEMs and industrial distributors/aftermarket channels
Component and system designer/manufacturer with aftermarket support
68.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Microsoft Corporation strengths
Parker-Hannifin Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
Parker-Hannifin Corporation segments
Full profile >Diversified Industrial
Competitive
Aerospace Systems
Oligopoly
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