VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

PepsiCo, Inc. vs Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

PepsiCo, Inc.

PEP · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$199.4B
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
72/ 100

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Rockwell Automation, Inc.

ROK · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$44.3B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
65/ 100

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: PepsiCo, Inc. leads (72 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Rockwell Automation, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: PepsiCo, Inc. has 7 segments (27% in Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)); Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices).
  • Moat breadth: PepsiCo, Inc. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 across 3.

Primary market context

PepsiCo, Inc.

Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)

Market

Branded convenient foods (salty snacks, dips and adjacent categories)

Geography

United States and Canada

Customer

Retailers, convenience stores, foodservice

Role

Branded manufacturer + distributor (DSD/warehouse/distributor networks)

Revenue share

27%

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Intelligent Devices

Market

Industrial automation hardware (drives, motion, safety/sensing, industrial components, micro PLCs & distributed I/O)

Geography

Global

Customer

Industrial OEMs/machine builders and end-user manufacturers (often via distributors)

Role

Automation equipment supplier (hardware OEM)

Revenue share

45%

Side-by-side metrics

PepsiCo, Inc.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
PEP - Nasdaq Global Select Market
ROK - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$199.4B
$44.3B
Sector
Consumer
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)
Intelligent Devices
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
54%-58% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
3,530
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
72 / 100
65 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand
Demand, Network, Supply
Last update
2025-12-23
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand Trust

PepsiCo, Inc. strengths

Distribution ControlScale Economies Unit CostScope Economies

Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths

Switching Costs GeneralEcosystem ComplementsSuite BundlingTraining Org Change CostsData Workflow LockinService Field NetworkProcurement Inertia

Segment mix

PepsiCo, Inc. segments

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Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)

Oligopoly

27%

Quaker Foods North America (QFNA)

Competitive

4.2%

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA)

Oligopoly

19.9%

Latin America (LatAm)

Oligopoly

12.3%

Europe

Oligopoly

22.4%

Africa, Middle East and South Asia (AMESA)

Competitive

8.8%

Asia Pacific, Australia & New Zealand and China Region (APAC)

Competitive

5.5%

Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments

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Intelligent Devices

Oligopoly

45%

Software & Control

Oligopoly

28.6%

Lifecycle Services

Competitive

26.4%

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Curation & Accuracy

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