VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
ASX Limited vs Microsoft Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ASX Limited
ASX · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT · Nasdaq Global Select Market
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 MSFT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Microsoft Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 80 / 100 for ASX Limited).
- Segment focus: ASX Limited has 4 segments (31.5% in Markets); Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: ASX Limited has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Microsoft Corporation has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
ASX Limited
Markets
Trading venues for Australian cash equities and exchange-traded derivatives (futures, options)
Australia
Brokers/market participants, proprietary trading firms, institutional investors
Market operator / trading venue
31.5%
Microsoft Corporation
Productivity and Business Processes
Enterprise productivity & collaboration suites, business applications, and professional network platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, consumers, recruiters/advertisers
SaaS platform + professional network
42.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
ASX Limited strengths
Microsoft Corporation strengths
Segment mix
ASX Limited segments
Full profile >Listings
Quasi-Monopoly
Markets
Duopoly
Technology & Data
Competitive
Securities & Payments
Monopoly
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
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