VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Equifax Inc. vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Equifax Inc.
EFX · 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
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View EFX 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.
Full stock profile
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View QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score: both at 70 / 100.
- Segment focus: Equifax Inc. has 3 segments (42.8% in Workforce Solutions); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Equifax Inc. has 3 moat types across 3 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Equifax Inc.
Workforce Solutions
Income & employment verification and employer HR compliance services
Primarily U.S. (with smaller international offerings)
Employers, lenders, government agencies, and credentialed verifiers
Payroll-fed data & verification intermediary
42.8%
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.
Equifax Inc. strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Equifax Inc. segments
Full profile >Workforce Solutions
Oligopoly
U.S. Information Solutions
Oligopoly
International
Competitive
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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