VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. vs BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.

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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AMD · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Market cap (USD)$810.1B
Gross margin (TTM)50.3%
Operating margin (TTM)11.7%
Net margin (TTM)13.4%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-01
Moat score
74/ 100

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

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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.

BESI · Euronext Amsterdam

Market cap (USD)$25.5B
Gross margin (TTM)61.5%
Operating margin (TTM)31.3%
Net margin (TTM)24%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryNL
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
75/ 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: BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. leads (75 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has 4 segments (48% in Data Center); BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. has 2 segments (81% in Die Attach (incl. advanced die placement & hybrid bonding)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Data Center

Market

Global data-center compute semiconductors, centered on x86 server CPUs and merchant AI accelerators

Geography

Global

Customer

Hyperscalers, cloud providers, OEMs/ODMs, enterprises, and supercomputing centers

Role

Fabless processor, accelerator, networking, and adaptive-compute silicon designer

Revenue share

48%

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.

Die Attach (incl. advanced die placement & hybrid bonding)

Market

Semiconductor assembly equipment - die attach & advanced die placement/hybrid bonding systems

Geography

Global

Customer

Semiconductor IDMs, foundries, and OSATs

Role

Capital equipment OEM (back-end/advanced packaging)

Revenue share

81%

Side-by-side metrics

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.
Ticker / Exchange
AMD - The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
BESI - Euronext Amsterdam
Market cap (USD)
$810.1B
$25.5B
Gross margin (TTM)
50.3%
61.5%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.7%
31.3%
Net margin (TTM)
13.4%
24%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Semiconductors
HQ country
US
NL
Primary segment
Data Center
Die Attach (incl. advanced die placement & hybrid bonding)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
28.8%-41.3% (estimated)
42%-44% (reported)
HHI estimate
5,899
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
74 / 100
75 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Network
Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-05-01
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Design In Qualification

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. strengths

Keystone ComponentInteroperability HubDe Facto StandardBrand TrustEcosystem Complements

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleSwitching Costs GeneralInstalled Base ConsumablesService Field Network

Segment mix

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. segments

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Data Center

Oligopoly

48%

Client CPUs

Duopoly

30.7%

Gaming

Oligopoly

11.3%

Embedded

Oligopoly

10%

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. segments

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Die Attach (incl. advanced die placement & hybrid bonding)

Oligopoly

81%

Packaging & Plating

Competitive

19%

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Curation & Accuracy

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