VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Pool Corporation vs Thermo Fisher Scientific 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.
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View POOL analysisThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
TMO · 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 TMO analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. leads (64 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Pool Corporation).
- Segment focus: Pool Corporation has 1 segment (100% in Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)); Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has 4 segments (53.6% in Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Competitive. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Pool Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has 8 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%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services
Laboratory supplies distribution/market channel plus outsourced biopharma services (CDMO/CRO)
Global
Pharma & biotech; academic/government labs; industrial and clinical laboratories
Distributor/market channel and outsourced services provider
53.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Pool Corporation strengths
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Pool Corporation segments
Full profile >Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)
Competitive
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. segments
Full profile >Life Sciences Solutions
Oligopoly
Analytical Instruments
Oligopoly
Specialty Diagnostics
Oligopoly
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services
Competitive
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