VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Rockwell Automation, Inc. vs Vulcan Materials Company
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 analysisVulcan Materials Company
VMC · 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 VMC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Vulcan Materials Company leads (73 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Rockwell Automation, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 3 segments (45% in Intelligent Devices); Vulcan Materials Company has 3 segments (74.4% in Aggregates).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Rockwell Automation, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; Vulcan Materials Company has 5 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%
Vulcan Materials Company
Aggregates
Construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand & gravel)
United States (local/regional markets)
Construction contractors and public infrastructure agencies
Upstream raw materials producer
74.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. strengths
Vulcan Materials Company strengths
Segment mix
Rockwell Automation, Inc. segments
Full profile >Intelligent Devices
Oligopoly
Software & Control
Oligopoly
Lifecycle Services
Competitive
Vulcan Materials Company segments
Full profile >Aggregates
Oligopoly
Asphalt
Competitive
Concrete
Competitive
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