VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Pool Corporation vs Stryker Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Pool Corporation
POOL · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View POOL analysisStryker Corporation
SYK · 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 SYK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Stryker Corporation leads (71 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Pool Corporation).
- Segment focus: Pool Corporation has 1 segment (100% in Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)); Stryker Corporation has 2 segments (59.8% in MedSurg and Neurotechnology).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Pool Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Stryker Corporation has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Pool Corporation
Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)
Wholesale distribution of swimming pool, irrigation/landscape, and related outdoor living products
North America (majority), with operations in Europe and Australia
Pool builders/remodelers, pool service/repair professionals, specialty pool retailers, irrigation/landscape contractors, commercial pool operators
Distributor / wholesaler
100%
Stryker Corporation
MedSurg and Neurotechnology
Hospital medical devices: surgical equipment and navigation, endoscopy and visualization, patient handling and emergency care, neurosurgical and neurovascular devices
Global
Hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers; clinicians
Medical device OEM + distributor/service provider
59.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Pool Corporation strengths
Stryker Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Pool Corporation segments
Full profile >Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)
Competitive
Stryker Corporation segments
Full profile >MedSurg and Neurotechnology
Oligopoly
Orthopaedics
Oligopoly
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