VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Crown Castle Inc. vs Alphabet Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Crown Castle Inc.
CCI · New York 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 Crown Castle Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View CCI analysisAlphabet Inc.
GOOGL · The Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Alphabet Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View GOOGL analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Alphabet Inc. leads (86 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Crown Castle Inc.).
- Segment focus: Crown Castle Inc. has 2 segments (67% in Towers); Alphabet Inc. has 6 segments (56.6% in Google Search & other (Advertising)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Crown Castle Inc. has 3 moat types across 3 domains; Alphabet Inc. has 10 across 4.
Primary market context
Crown Castle Inc.
Towers
U.S. macrocell tower leasing (wireless site rental)
United States
Mobile network operators
Infrastructure owner/lessor
67%
Alphabet Inc.
Google Search & other (Advertising)
Search advertising (intent-based digital ads)
Global
Advertisers (SMB to enterprise)
Ad platform / publisher
56.6%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Crown Castle Inc. strengths
Alphabet Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Crown Castle Inc. segments
Full profile >Towers
Oligopoly
Fiber (small cells + fiber solutions)
Competitive
Alphabet Inc. segments
Full profile >Google Search & other (Advertising)
Quasi-Monopoly
YouTube (Advertising)
Oligopoly
Google Network (Advertising)
Competitive
Google Subscriptions, Platforms & Devices
Quasi-Monopoly
Google Cloud
Oligopoly
Other Bets
Competitive
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