VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Applied Materials, Inc. vs FedEx Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Applied Materials, Inc.
AMAT · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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 AMAT analysisFedEx Corporation
FDX · 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 FDX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Applied Materials, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for FedEx Corporation).
- Segment focus: Applied Materials, Inc. has 2 segments (73.3% in Semiconductor Systems); FedEx Corporation has 3 segments (85.6% in Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)).
- Moat breadth: Applied Materials, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; FedEx Corporation has 6 across 4.
Primary market context
Applied Materials, Inc.
Semiconductor Systems
Wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) and adjacent front-end process equipment (deposition, etch, CMP, metrology/inspection) plus advanced packaging tools
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (foundry, logic, memory) and advanced packaging providers
OEM equipment supplier
73.3%
FedEx Corporation
Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)
Integrated parcel and express delivery (air-ground integrator model)
Global
Business and consumer shippers
Carrier / integrator
85.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Applied Materials, Inc. strengths
FedEx Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Applied Materials, Inc. segments
Full profile >Semiconductor Systems
Oligopoly
Applied Global Services (AGS)
Competitive
FedEx Corporation segments
Full profile >Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)
Oligopoly
FedEx Freight (LTL)
Oligopoly
Corporate, other, and eliminations (Dataworks, Office, Logistics)
Competitive
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