VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Apple Inc. vs Deere & Company
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.
Deere & Company
DE · 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
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View DE analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Apple Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Deere & Company).
- Segment focus: Apple Inc. has 5 segments (50.4% in iPhone); Deere & Company has 4 segments (38.4% in Production & Precision Agriculture).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Apple Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Deere & Company 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%
Deere & Company
Production & Precision Agriculture
Large-scale agricultural equipment and integrated precision agriculture technology
Global
Production-scale growers; dealer/retail channels
OEM + precision ag platform provider
38.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Apple Inc. strengths
Deere & Company strengths
Segment mix
Apple Inc. segments
Full profile >iPhone
Oligopoly
Mac
Oligopoly
iPad
Oligopoly
Wearables, Home and Accessories
Competitive
Services
Quasi-Monopoly
Deere & Company segments
Full profile >Production & Precision Agriculture
Oligopoly
Small Agriculture & Turf
Competitive
Construction & Forestry
Oligopoly
Financial Services
Competitive
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