VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. vs Union Pacific Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
ODFL · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ODFL analysisUnion Pacific Corporation
UNP · 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 UNP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Union Pacific Corporation).
- Segment focus: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has 2 segments (99.1% in LTL Services); Union Pacific Corporation has 4 segments (34.8% in Industrial).
- Moat breadth: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has 7 moat types across 2 domains; Union Pacific Corporation has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
LTL Services
North American less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation
North America (primarily United States)
B2B shippers
Asset-based LTL carrier (terminal network + pickup & delivery + linehaul)
99.1%
Union Pacific Corporation
Industrial
Rail freight transportation for industrial commodities (chemicals and plastics, metals and minerals, forest products, energy and specialized markets)
U.S. western two-thirds with interchange to other railroads; cross-border corridors to Mexico and Canada
Chemical producers, refiners, plastics manufacturers, construction and material suppliers, metals and mining, industrial shippers
Class I rail carrier / linehaul freight transport
34.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. strengths
Union Pacific Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. segments
Full profile >LTL Services
Oligopoly
Other Services (Value-added logistics)
Competitive
Union Pacific Corporation segments
Full profile >Bulk
Oligopoly
Industrial
Oligopoly
Premium
Oligopoly
Other subsidiary, accessorial and other revenues
Competitive
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