VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Apple Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Apple Inc.

AAPL · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$3.9T
Gross margin (TTM)47.3%
Operating margin (TTM)32.4%
Net margin (TTM)27%
SectorTechnology
IndustryConsumer Electronics
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-20
Moat score
87/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$425.6B
Gross margin (TTM)68.5%
Operating margin (TTM)30.3%
Net margin (TTM)25.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
56/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Apple Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Apple Inc. has 5 segments (50.4% in iPhone); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: Apple Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

Apple Inc.

iPhone

Market

Smartphones (with focus on premium smartphones and iOS ecosystem devices)

Geography

Global

Customer

Consumers and enterprises (end-users), plus carrier/retail channels

Role

OEM / platform owner

Revenue share

50.4%

Oracle Corporation

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Market

Enterprise cloud infrastructure services (IaaS/PaaS, cloud database) plus related support

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & developers

Role

Cloud service provider (IaaS/PaaS)

Revenue share

42.9%

Side-by-side metrics

Apple Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
AAPL - NASDAQ
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$3.9T
$425.6B
Gross margin (TTM)
47.3%
68.5%
Operating margin (TTM)
32.4%
30.3%
Net margin (TTM)
27%
25.3%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Consumer Electronics
Software - Infrastructure
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
iPhone
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
14%-17% (reported)
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Weak
Moat score
87 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network, Supply
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2025-12-20
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Switching Costs General

Apple Inc. strengths

Brand TrustEcosystem ComplementsScale Economies Unit CostDefault OS GatewayTwo Sided NetworkInstalled Base Consumables

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Apple Inc. segments

Full profile >

iPhone

Oligopoly

50.4%

Mac

Oligopoly

8.1%

iPad

Oligopoly

6.7%

Wearables, Home and Accessories

Competitive

8.6%

Services

Quasi-Monopoly

26.2%

Oracle Corporation segments

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Applications cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

33.8%

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

42.9%

Cloud license and on-premise license

Oligopoly

9.1%

Hardware

Competitive

5.1%

Services

Competitive

9.1%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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