VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
ASM International N.V. vs Canadian National Railway Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ASM International N.V.
ASM · Euronext Amsterdam
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 ASM analysisCanadian National Railway Company
CNR · Toronto Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Canadian National Railway Company's moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View CNR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Canadian National Railway Company leads (97 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for ASM International N.V.).
- Segment focus: ASM International N.V. has 3 segments; Canadian National Railway Company has 2 segments (96.2% in Rail freight transportation network).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Duopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: ASM International N.V. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Canadian National Railway Company has 4 across 2.
Primary market context
ASM International N.V.
ALD equipment
Single-wafer atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment for semiconductor manufacturing
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (logic/foundry, memory)
Wafer fab equipment supplier
Canadian National Railway Company
Rail freight transportation network
Canadian Class I freight rail transportation
Canada (with U.S. cross-border corridors)
Industrial shippers, intermodal customers, and auto supply chains
Line-haul freight railway (Class I)
96.2%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
ASM International N.V. strengths
Canadian National Railway Company strengths
Segment mix
ASM International N.V. segments
Full profile >ALD equipment
Quasi-Monopoly
Silicon epitaxy equipment
Oligopoly
Spares and services
Quasi-Monopoly
Canadian National Railway Company segments
Full profile >Rail freight transportation network
Duopoly
Non-rail logistics and ancillary services
Competitive
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