VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
NO ADVICE
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Apple Inc. vs Tesla, 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.
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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- Moat score gap: Apple Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 75 / 100 for Tesla, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Apple Inc. has 5 segments (50.4% in iPhone); Tesla, Inc. has 3 segments (78.9% in Automotive (vehicles + software + leasing + regulatory credits)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Apple Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Tesla, Inc. has 9 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%
Tesla, Inc.
Automotive (vehicles + software + leasing + regulatory credits)
Battery-electric passenger vehicles (BEV) and connected vehicle software
United States (market share datapoint); global competition
Consumers and small fleets
OEM (design, manufacture, direct-to-consumer sales)
78.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Apple Inc. strengths
Tesla, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Apple Inc. segments
Full profile >iPhone
Oligopoly
Mac
Oligopoly
iPad
Oligopoly
Wearables, Home and Accessories
Competitive
Services
Quasi-Monopoly
Tesla, Inc. segments
Full profile >Automotive (vehicles + software + leasing + regulatory credits)
Competitive
Services and Other (Supercharging + after-sales + used vehicles + insurance)
Quasi-Monopoly
Energy Generation and Storage (Megapack + Powerwall + solar)
Oligopoly
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