VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
NO ADVICE
Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Apple Inc. vs ASM International N.V.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Apple Inc.
AAPL · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
ASM International N.V.
ASM · Euronext Amsterdam
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into ASM International N.V.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View ASM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Apple Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for ASM International N.V.).
- Segment focus: Apple Inc. has 5 segments (50.4% in iPhone); ASM International N.V. has 3 segments.
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Apple Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; ASM International N.V. has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Apple Inc.
iPhone
Smartphones (with focus on premium smartphones and iOS ecosystem devices)
Global
Consumers and enterprises (end-users), plus carrier/retail channels
OEM / platform owner
50.4%
ASM International N.V.
ALD equipment
Single-wafer atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment for semiconductor manufacturing
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (logic/foundry, memory)
Wafer fab equipment supplier
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Apple Inc. strengths
ASM International N.V. strengths
Segment mix
Apple Inc. segments
Full profile >iPhone
Oligopoly
Mac
Oligopoly
iPad
Oligopoly
Wearables, Home and Accessories
Competitive
Services
Quasi-Monopoly
ASM International N.V. segments
Full profile >ALD equipment
Quasi-Monopoly
Silicon epitaxy equipment
Oligopoly
Spares and services
Quasi-Monopoly
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