VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Stock Comparison

Pool Corporation vs Workday, Inc.

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

Pool Corporation

POOL · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$8.8B
Gross margin (TTM)29.6%
Operating margin (TTM)11.1%
Net margin (TTM)7.8%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryIndustrial - Distribution
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-06
Moat score
56/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Workday, Inc.

WDAY · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$55.8B
Gross margin (TTM)75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)6.7%
Net margin (TTM)7%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
71/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Workday, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Pool Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Pool Corporation has 1 segment (100% in Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Pool Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Pool Corporation

Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)

Market

Wholesale distribution of swimming pool, irrigation/landscape, and related outdoor living products

Geography

North America (majority), with operations in Europe and Australia

Customer

Pool builders/remodelers, pool service/repair professionals, specialty pool retailers, irrigation/landscape contractors, commercial pool operators

Role

Distributor / wholesaler

Revenue share

100%

Workday, Inc.

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Market

Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)

Geography

Global

Customer

Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)

Role

SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider

Revenue share

91.4%

Side-by-side metrics

Pool Corporation
Workday, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
POOL - NASDAQ
WDAY - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$8.8B
$55.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
29.6%
75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.1%
6.7%
Net margin (TTM)
7.8%
7%
Sector
Industrials
Technology
Industry
Industrial - Distribution
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
56 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand
Demand, Network
Last update
2026-01-06
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

Pool Corporation strengths

Physical Network DensityScale Economies Unit CostScope EconomiesProcurement Inertia

Workday, Inc. strengths

Training Org Change CostsSuite BundlingEcosystem ComplementsWorkday implementation expertise

Segment mix

Pool Corporation segments

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Wholesale distribution (pool, irrigation, outdoor living)

Competitive

100%

Workday, Inc. segments

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Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Oligopoly

91.4%

Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)

Competitive

8.6%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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