VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
BR · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View BR analysisQUALCOMM Incorporated
QCOM · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. leads (91 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for QUALCOMM Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 2 segments (74.2% in Investor Communication Solutions); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Investor Communication Solutions
Proxy distribution, vote processing, and regulatory investor communications
Primarily United States (with select international services)
Public companies, mutual funds, banks and broker-dealers, asset managers
Outsourced intermediary for shareholder communications and proxy voting workflows
74.2%
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Smartphone application processors and cellular modem/RF platforms
Global
Smartphone OEMs
fabless semiconductor/platform supplier
62.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. segments
Full profile >Investor Communication Solutions
Quasi-Monopoly
Global Technology and Operations
Oligopoly
QUALCOMM Incorporated segments
Full profile >Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Oligopoly
Automotive silicon (connectivity, digital cockpit, ADAS/AD)
Oligopoly
IoT silicon (consumer, industrial, edge networking)
Competitive
Wireless technology licensing (cellular SEPs, royalties)
Oligopoly
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