VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Inc. vs Workday, Inc.

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

Market cap (USD)$297.9B
Gross margin (TTM)48.7%
Operating margin (TTM)29.1%
Net margin (TTM)27.8%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-22
Moat score
76/ 100

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

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Workday, Inc.

WDAY · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)6.7%
Net margin (TTM)7%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
71/ 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: Applied Materials, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Workday, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Applied Materials, Inc. has 2 segments (73.3% in Semiconductor Systems); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
  • Moat breadth: Applied Materials, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Applied Materials, Inc.

Semiconductor Systems

Market

Wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) and adjacent front-end process equipment (deposition, etch, CMP, metrology/inspection) plus advanced packaging tools

Geography

Global

Customer

Semiconductor manufacturers (foundry, logic, memory) and advanced packaging providers

Role

OEM equipment supplier

Revenue share

73.3%

Workday, Inc.

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Market

Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)

Geography

Global

Customer

Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)

Role

SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider

Revenue share

91.4%

Side-by-side metrics

Applied Materials, Inc.
Workday, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
AMAT - The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
WDAY - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$297.9B
$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
48.7%
75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)
29.1%
6.7%
Net margin (TTM)
27.8%
7%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Semiconductor Systems
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
16%-20% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
76 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal
Demand, Network
Last update
2025-12-22
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

Applied Materials, Inc. strengths

Scope EconomiesCapex Knowhow ScaleDesign In QualificationIP Choke PointInstalled Base ConsumablesService Field NetworkLong Term Contracts

Workday, Inc. strengths

Training Org Change CostsData Workflow LockinSuite BundlingEcosystem ComplementsWorkday implementation expertise

Segment mix

Applied Materials, Inc. segments

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Semiconductor Systems

Oligopoly

73.3%

Applied Global Services (AGS)

Competitive

22.5%

Workday, Inc. segments

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Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Oligopoly

91.4%

Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)

Competitive

8.6%

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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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