VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Amgen Inc. vs Amazon.com, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Amgen Inc.
AMGN · Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View AMZN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Amazon.com, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Amgen Inc.).
- Segment focus: Amgen Inc. has 3 segments (80.1% in Core Innovative Medicines); Amazon.com, Inc. has 4 segments (73.5% in Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace, Prime Subscriptions)).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Amgen Inc. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Amazon.com, Inc. has 10 across 4.
Primary market context
Amgen Inc.
Core Innovative Medicines
Branded biopharmaceutical therapies for common diseases (bone health, inflammation, oncology, cardiovascular and other specialty areas)
Global
Payers, providers, and pharmacies
Drug developer/manufacturer
80.1%
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace, Prime Subscriptions)
US retail ecommerce marketplace and online retail (integrated fulfillment + membership shipping)
United States
Consumers and third-party merchants
Marketplace operator, retailer, and fulfillment provider
73.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Amgen Inc. strengths
Amazon.com, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Amgen Inc. segments
Full profile >Core Innovative Medicines
Competitive
Rare Disease Portfolio (Horizon + others)
Quasi-Monopoly
Biosimilars
Oligopoly
Amazon.com, Inc. segments
Full profile >Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Oligopoly
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace, Prime Subscriptions)
Oligopoly
Advertising Services (Amazon Ads / Retail Media)
Oligopoly
Other (healthcare, content licensing/distribution, shipping services, co-branded credit card agreements, etc.)
Competitive
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