VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Amazon.com, Inc. vs Linde plc
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.
Full stock profile
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View AMZN analysisLinde plc
LIN · Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Amazon.com, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Linde plc).
- Segment focus: Amazon.com, Inc. has 4 segments (73.5% in Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace, Prime Subscriptions)); Linde plc has 4 segments (43.8% in Americas).
- Moat breadth: Amazon.com, Inc. has 10 moat types across 4 domains; Linde plc has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
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%
Linde plc
Americas
Industrial gases (Americas)
Americas
B2B + healthcare
Producer, distributor, on-site plant owner/operator
43.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Amazon.com, Inc. strengths
Linde plc strengths
Segment mix
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
Linde plc segments
Full profile >Americas
Oligopoly
EMEA
Oligopoly
APAC
Oligopoly
Engineering
Competitive
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