VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
ZOZO, Inc. vs Applied Materials, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ZOZO, Inc.
3092 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Applied Materials, Inc.
AMAT · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View AMAT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Applied Materials, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for ZOZO, Inc.).
- Segment focus: ZOZO, Inc. has 5 segments (71.3% in ZOZOTOWN Business); Applied Materials, Inc. has 2 segments (73.3% in Semiconductor Systems).
- Moat breadth: ZOZO, Inc. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Applied Materials, Inc. has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
ZOZO, Inc.
ZOZOTOWN Business
Japan online fashion marketplace and resale (ZOZOTOWN)
Japan
Consumers (buyers) and fashion brands/retailers (sellers/tenants)
Marketplace operator + retailer (mix of consignment, inventory retail, and used sales)
71.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.
Semiconductor Systems
Wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) and adjacent front-end process equipment (deposition, etch, CMP, metrology/inspection) plus advanced packaging tools
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (foundry, logic, memory) and advanced packaging providers
OEM equipment supplier
73.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
ZOZO, Inc. strengths
Applied Materials, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
ZOZO, Inc. segments
Full profile >ZOZOTOWN Business
Oligopoly
LY Corporation Commerce
Competitive
BtoB business
Competitive
Advertising business (ZOZOAD / WEAR reach monetization)
Monopoly
Others (platform services, shipping/settlement fees, and options)
Monopoly
Applied Materials, Inc. segments
Full profile >Semiconductor Systems
Oligopoly
Applied Global Services (AGS)
Competitive
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