VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Rockwell Automation, Inc. vs The Trade Desk, Inc.
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 analysisThe Trade Desk, Inc.
TTD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View TTD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Rockwell Automation, Inc. leads (65 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for The Trade Desk, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices); The Trade Desk, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Advertising Technology Platform (DSP)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; The Trade Desk, Inc. has 4 across 2.
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%
The Trade Desk, Inc.
Advertising Technology Platform (DSP)
Demand-side platforms (DSP) for programmatic advertising (open internet)
Global
Advertising agencies and advertisers
Buy-side platform / demand aggregation
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths
The Trade Desk, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments
Full profile >Intelligent Devices
Oligopoly
Software & Control
Oligopoly
Lifecycle Services
Competitive
The Trade Desk, Inc. segments
Full profile >Advertising Technology Platform (DSP)
Competitive
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