VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Diageo plc vs Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Diageo plc
DGE · London Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
GILD · 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 GILD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Diageo plc leads (77 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for Gilead Sciences, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Diageo plc has 3 segments (76% in Spirits); Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 5 segments (68.5% in HIV).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Diageo plc has 3 moat types across 2 domains; Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Diageo plc
Spirits
Branded premium spirits (whisky, tequila, vodka, gin, rum, liqueurs)
Global
Consumers via off-trade retailers and on-trade outlets; distributors/wholesalers and key accounts
Brand owner and producer with route-to-market execution
76%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
HIV
HIV treatment and prevention medicines (antiretroviral therapy and PrEP)
Global (U.S. and Europe are major markets)
Patients/prescribers; reimbursed by public and private payers; distributed via wholesalers and specialty pharmacies
Drug developer and marketing authorization holder
68.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Diageo plc strengths
Gilead Sciences, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Diageo plc segments
Full profile >Spirits
Oligopoly
Beer (Guinness and other beers)
Oligopoly
Ready-to-Drink (RTDs)
Competitive
Gilead Sciences, Inc. segments
Full profile >HIV
Oligopoly
Oncology (Cell Therapy + Trodelvy)
Oligopoly
Liver Disease
Oligopoly
Veklury (Remdesivir)
Competitive
Other Products
Competitive
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