VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON
Stock Comparison
Amazon.com, Inc. vs ASML Holding N.V.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
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 analysisASML Holding N.V.
ASML · Euronext Amsterdam
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View ASML analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Amazon.com, Inc. leads (89 / 100 vs 82 / 100 for ASML Holding N.V.).
- Segment focus: Amazon.com, Inc. has 4 segments (68.2% in Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)); ASML Holding N.V. has 4 segments (43.6% in EUV lithography systems (incl. High-NA)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Amazon.com, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; ASML Holding N.V. has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)
Online and physical retail, third-party marketplace, fulfillment and membership commerce
Global
Consumers and third-party merchants
Marketplace operator, retailer, membership provider and fulfillment network
68.2%
ASML Holding N.V.
EUV lithography systems (incl. High-NA)
Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems
Global
Leading-edge logic & memory fabs
Wafer fab equipment (WFE) supplier
43.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Amazon.com, Inc. strengths
ASML Holding N.V. strengths
Segment mix
Amazon.com, Inc. segments
Full profile >Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Oligopoly
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)
Oligopoly
Advertising Services (Amazon Ads and Retail Media)
Oligopoly
Other Services and Adjacencies
Competitive
ASML Holding N.V. segments
Full profile >EUV lithography systems (incl. High-NA)
Monopoly
DUV lithography systems
Oligopoly
Applications, metrology and inspection
Oligopoly
Installed Base Management (service, upgrades, field options)
Quasi-Monopoly
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