VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Pool Corporation vs Teradyne, Inc.
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.
Full stock profile
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View POOL analysisTeradyne, Inc.
TER · Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Teradyne, Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View TER analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Teradyne, Inc. leads (79 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Pool Corporation).
- Segment focus: Pool Corporation has 1 segment (100% in Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)); Teradyne, Inc. has 3 segments (77.9% in Semiconductor Test).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Duopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Pool Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Teradyne, Inc. has 6 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%
Teradyne, Inc.
Semiconductor Test
Semiconductor automated test equipment (ATE) and system-level test (SLT)
Global
IDMs, foundries, fabless, OSATs
Capital equipment supplier
77.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Pool Corporation strengths
Teradyne, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Pool Corporation segments
Full profile >Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)
Competitive
Teradyne, Inc. segments
Full profile >Semiconductor Test
Duopoly
Product Test
Competitive
Robotics
Competitive
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