VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited vs Microsoft Corporation

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

2330 · Taiwan Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorTechnology
CountryTW
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
92/ 100

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

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Microsoft Corporation

MSFT · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$3.6T
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
84/ 100

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

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Side-by-side metrics

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Microsoft Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
2330 - Taiwan Stock Exchange
MSFT - Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$3.6T
Sector
Technology
Technology
HQ country
TW
US
Primary segment
Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Productivity and Business Processes
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
70%-72% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
5,165
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Strong
Moat score
92 / 100
84 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Network, Demand, Financial
Demand, Network, Supply, Legal
Last update
2025-12-28
2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Capex Knowhow ScaleEcosystem ComplementsOperational Excellence

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited strengths

Design In QualificationBenchmark Pricing PowerScope EconomiesKeystone Component

Microsoft Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingData Workflow LockinLong Term ContractsTwo Sided NetworkDefault OS GatewayContent Rights Currency

Segment mix

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited segments

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Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)

Quasi-Monopoly

74%

Mature & Specialty Foundry (16nm and above + specialty processes)

Oligopoly

26%

Advanced Packaging & 3DFabric (CoWoS, InFO, SoIC)

Oligopoly

n/a

Microsoft Corporation segments

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Productivity and Business Processes

Oligopoly

42.9%

Intelligent Cloud

Oligopoly

37.7%

More Personal Computing

Quasi-Monopoly

19.4%

Curation & Accuracy

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