VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Sony Group Corporation vs ASML Holding N.V.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Sony Group Corporation
6758 · Tokyo 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 6758 analysisASML Holding N.V.
ASML · Euronext Amsterdam
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ASML analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: ASML Holding N.V. leads (76 / 100 vs 75 / 100 for Sony Group Corporation).
- Segment focus: Sony Group Corporation has 5 segments (37.8% in Game & Network Services); ASML Holding N.V. has 3 segments (23% in Installed Base Management (service, upgrades, field options)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Sony Group Corporation has 8 moat types across 4 domains; ASML Holding N.V. has 6 across 2.
Primary market context
Sony Group Corporation
Game & Network Services
Console gaming platforms and associated network services
Global
Consumers (players) and game developers/publishers
Platform owner + publisher + hardware OEM
37.8%
ASML Holding N.V.
Installed Base Management (service, upgrades, field options)
Service, upgrades and field options for installed ASML lithography tools
Global
Owners/operators of ASML lithography systems
Aftermarket service provider
23%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Sony Group Corporation strengths
ASML Holding N.V. strengths
Segment mix
Sony Group Corporation segments
Full profile >Game & Network Services
Oligopoly
Music
Oligopoly
Pictures
Oligopoly
Entertainment, Technology & Services
Competitive
Imaging & Sensing Solutions
Quasi-Monopoly
ASML Holding N.V. segments
Full profile >EUV lithography systems (incl. High-NA)
Monopoly
DUV lithography systems
Oligopoly
Installed Base Management (service, upgrades, field options)
Quasi-Monopoly
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