VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Caterpillar Inc. vs Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT · 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 CAT analysisCadence Design Systems, Inc.
CDNS · 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 CDNS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. leads (84 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Caterpillar Inc.).
- Segment focus: Caterpillar Inc. has 5 segments (40.7% in Energy & Transportation); Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has 3 segments (71% in Core EDA).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Caterpillar Inc. has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Caterpillar Inc.
Energy & Transportation
Off-highway engines, power generation, turbines, locomotives and related services
Global
Energy companies, industrial customers, OEMs, rail and marine operators
OEM + aftermarket parts/service
40.7%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Core EDA
Electronic design automation tools for semiconductor IC design and verification (digital, custom/analog, signoff, functional verification)
Global
Semiconductor designers (fabless and IDMs) and system companies with in-house silicon teams
Tool vendor / workflow platform
71%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Caterpillar Inc. strengths
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Caterpillar Inc. segments
Full profile >Construction Industries
Oligopoly
Resource Industries
Oligopoly
Energy & Transportation
Oligopoly
Financial Products
Competitive
All Other
Competitive
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core EDA
Oligopoly
Semiconductor IP
Oligopoly
System Design and Analysis
Competitive
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