VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. vs Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
ORLY · 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 ORLY analysisRockwell 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.
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View ROK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Rockwell Automation, Inc. leads (65 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.).
- Segment focus: O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has 2 segments (52% in DIY Aftermarket Retail); Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices).
- Moat breadth: O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has 7 moat types across 2 domains; Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
DIY Aftermarket Retail
Specialty automotive aftermarket parts retail (DIY channel)
United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada
Consumers (do-it-yourself vehicle owners)
Specialty retailer
52%
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
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. strengths
Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. segments
Full profile >DIY Aftermarket Retail
Oligopoly
Professional (B2B) Aftermarket Distribution
Competitive
Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments
Full profile >Intelligent Devices
Oligopoly
Software & Control
Oligopoly
Lifecycle Services
Competitive
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