VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Stock Comparison

Coloplast A/S vs Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Coloplast A/S

COLOB · Nasdaq Copenhagen

Market cap (USD)
SectorHealthcare
CountryDK
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
77/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc.

GILD · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$155.6B
SectorHealthcare
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
74/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Coloplast A/S leads (77 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for Gilead Sciences, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Coloplast A/S has 5 segments (35.5% in Ostomy Care); Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 5 segments (68.5% in HIV).
  • Moat breadth: Coloplast A/S has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 8 across 3.

Primary market context

Coloplast A/S

Ostomy Care

Market

Ostomy care products (bags, plates, supporting products)

Geography

Global

Customer

Healthcare providers and distributors; end-users are ostomy patients

Role

Medical device manufacturer (disposable consumables)

Revenue share

35.5%

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

HIV

Market

HIV treatment and prevention medicines (antiretroviral therapy and PrEP)

Geography

Global (U.S. and Europe are major markets)

Customer

Patients/prescribers; reimbursed by public and private payers; distributed via wholesalers and specialty pharmacies

Role

Drug developer and marketing authorization holder

Revenue share

68.5%

Side-by-side metrics

Coloplast A/S
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
COLOB - Nasdaq Copenhagen
GILD - NASDAQ Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$155.6B
Sector
Healthcare
Healthcare
HQ country
DK
US
Primary segment
Ostomy Care
HIV
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
35%-40% (reported)
50%-60% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
77 / 100
74 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Legal, Supply
Demand, Legal, Supply
Last update
2025-12-29
2025-12-30

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand TrustCompliance AdvantageService Field Network

Coloplast A/S strengths

Installed Base ConsumablesTraining Org Change CostsReputation ReviewsDesign In Qualification

Gilead Sciences, Inc. strengths

Habit DefaultSwitching Costs GeneralIP Choke PointCapex Knowhow ScaleRegulated Standards Pipe

Segment mix

Coloplast A/S segments

Full profile >

Ostomy Care

Oligopoly

35.5%

Continence Care

Oligopoly

32.2%

Voice & Respiratory Care

Oligopoly

8.2%

Wound & Tissue Repair

Competitive

14.1%

Interventional Urology

Oligopoly

10%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. segments

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HIV

Oligopoly

68.5%

Oncology (Cell Therapy + Trodelvy)

Oligopoly

11.5%

Liver Disease

Oligopoly

10.6%

Veklury (Remdesivir)

Competitive

6.3%

Other Products

Competitive

3.1%

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Curation & Accuracy

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