VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Rockwell Automation, Inc. vs Stryker Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
ROK · 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 ROK 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 65 / 100 for Rockwell Automation, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices); Stryker Corporation has 2 segments (59.8% in MedSurg and Neurotechnology).
- Moat breadth: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; Stryker Corporation has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Intelligent Devices
Industrial automation hardware (drives, motion, safety/sensing, industrial components, micro PLCs & distributed I/O)
Global
Industrial OEMs/machine builders and end-user manufacturers (often via distributors)
Automation equipment supplier (hardware OEM)
45%
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
Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths
Stryker Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments
Full profile >Intelligent Devices
Oligopoly
Software & Control
Oligopoly
Lifecycle Services
Competitive
Stryker Corporation segments
Full profile >MedSurg and Neurotechnology
Oligopoly
Orthopaedics
Oligopoly
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