VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
NO ADVICE
Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Apple Inc. vs Crown Castle Inc.
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.
Crown Castle Inc.
CCI · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Crown Castle Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View CCI analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Apple Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Crown Castle Inc.).
- Segment focus: Apple Inc. has 5 segments (50.4% in iPhone); Crown Castle Inc. has 2 segments (67% in Towers).
- Moat breadth: Apple Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Crown Castle Inc. has 3 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%
Crown Castle Inc.
Towers
U.S. macrocell tower leasing (wireless site rental)
United States
Mobile network operators
Infrastructure owner/lessor
67%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Apple Inc. strengths
Crown Castle Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Apple Inc. segments
Full profile >iPhone
Oligopoly
Mac
Oligopoly
iPad
Oligopoly
Wearables, Home and Accessories
Competitive
Services
Quasi-Monopoly
Crown Castle Inc. segments
Full profile >Towers
Oligopoly
Fiber (small cells + fiber solutions)
Competitive
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