VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Stock Comparison

Amphenol Corporation vs Datadog, Inc.

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

Amphenol Corporation

APH · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorTechnology
Industry
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-11
Moat score
65/ 100

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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Datadog, Inc.

DDOG · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$44B
Gross margin (TTM)79.9%
Operating margin (TTM)-1.4%
Net margin (TTM)3.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
63/ 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: Amphenol Corporation leads (65 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Datadog, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Amphenol Corporation has 3 segments (41.5% in Communications Solutions); Datadog, Inc. has 2 segments.
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Amphenol Corporation has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Datadog, Inc. has 7 across 4.

Primary market context

Amphenol Corporation

Communications Solutions

Market

Interconnect, cable and antenna solutions for IT/datacom, mobile devices and communications infrastructure

Geography

Global

Customer

OEMs, ODM/EMS partners and network equipment/service providers

Role

Component manufacturer / interconnect and antenna solutions provider

Revenue share

41.5%

Datadog, Inc.

Observability Platform

Market

Cloud observability / monitoring & analytics (metrics, logs, traces, RUM)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprise and mid-market (DevOps, SRE, engineering)

Role

SaaS platform vendor

Side-by-side metrics

Amphenol Corporation
Datadog, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
APH - New York Stock Exchange
DDOG - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$44B
Gross margin (TTM)
n/a
79.9%
Operating margin (TTM)
n/a
-1.4%
Net margin (TTM)
n/a
3.3%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
n/a
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Communications Solutions
Observability Platform
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
65 / 100
63 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply
Demand, Network, Supply, Legal
Last update
2026-01-11
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Operational Excellence

Amphenol Corporation strengths

Design In QualificationScope EconomiesCapex Knowhow Scale

Datadog, Inc. strengths

Suite BundlingData Workflow LockinEcosystem ComplementsData Network EffectsBrand TrustCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

Amphenol Corporation segments

Full profile >

Harsh Environment Solutions

Oligopoly

29%

Communications Solutions

Competitive

41.5%

Interconnect and Sensor Systems

Competitive

29.4%

Datadog, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Observability Platform

Oligopoly

n/a

Cloud Security Platform

Competitive

n/a

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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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