VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Tokyo Electron Limited vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Tokyo Electron Limited
8035 · 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 8035 analysisQUALCOMM Incorporated
QCOM · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Tokyo Electron Limited leads (86 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for QUALCOMM Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Tokyo Electron Limited has 3 segments; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Tokyo Electron Limited has 5 moat types across 2 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Tokyo Electron Limited
Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Coater/developer track systems for semiconductor lithography
Global
Semiconductor fabs
Equipment OEM (process tool)
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Smartphone application processors and cellular modem/RF platforms
Global
Smartphone OEMs
fabless semiconductor/platform supplier
62.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Tokyo Electron Limited strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Tokyo Electron Limited segments
Full profile >Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Wafer Fab Process Tools (Etch/Cleaning/Deposition/Thermal/Bonding/Probing)
Oligopoly
Field Solutions (Spare Parts, Repairs, Upgrades, On-site Service, Used Tools)
Quasi-Monopoly
QUALCOMM Incorporated segments
Full profile >Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Oligopoly
Automotive silicon (connectivity, digital cockpit, ADAS/AD)
Oligopoly
IoT silicon (consumer, industrial, edge networking)
Competitive
Wireless technology licensing (cellular SEPs, royalties)
Oligopoly
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