VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Adobe Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

Adobe Inc.

ADBE · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$96.4B
Gross margin (TTM)89.1%
Operating margin (TTM)36.7%
Net margin (TTM)29.5%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
68/ 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)$548.7B
Gross margin (TTM)66.4%
Operating margin (TTM)30.8%
Net margin (TTM)25.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
Moat score
65/ 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: Adobe Inc. leads (68 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Adobe Inc. has 3 segments (74.3% in Digital Media); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (36.8% in Software license and support).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Adobe Inc. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

Adobe Inc.

Digital Media

Market

Creative content creation and document productivity software subscriptions

Geography

Global

Customer

Individuals, SMB, enterprise

Role

Software platform

Revenue share

74.3%

Oracle Corporation

Software license and support

Market

Enterprise software licenses and support for databases, middleware, and applications (on-premise and hybrid/cloud)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & public sector

Role

Software vendor (licenses)

Revenue share

36.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Adobe Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
ADBE - NASDAQ
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$96.4B
$548.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
89.1%
66.4%
Operating margin (TTM)
36.7%
30.8%
Net margin (TTM)
29.5%
25.3%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Software - Infrastructure
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Digital Media
Software license and support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Moderate
Moat score
68 / 100
65 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite Bundling

Adobe Inc. strengths

Ecosystem ComplementsDe Facto StandardData Workflow Lockin

Oracle Corporation strengths

Long Term ContractsCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubSwitching Costs GeneralKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Adobe Inc. segments

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Digital Media

Oligopoly

74.3%

Digital Experience

Competitive

24.7%

Publishing and Advertising

Competitive

1.1%

Oracle Corporation segments

Full profile >

Cloud applications

Oligopoly

24.4%

Cloud infrastructure

Oligopoly

25.6%

Software license and support

Oligopoly

36.8%

Hardware

Competitive

4.5%

Services

Competitive

8.8%

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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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