VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Inc. vs NVIDIA Corporation

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

Fortinet, Inc.

FTNT · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$94B
Gross margin (TTM)80.7%
Operating margin (TTM)31.1%
Net margin (TTM)27.5%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
85/ 100

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

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NVIDIA Corporation

NVDA · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$5.2T
Gross margin (TTM)74.2%
Operating margin (TTM)64%
Net margin (TTM)63%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
98/ 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: NVIDIA Corporation leads (98 / 100 vs 85 / 100 for Fortinet, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Fortinet, Inc. has 2 segments (67.4% in Subscriptions & Support Services); NVIDIA Corporation has 2 segments (91.3% in Compute & Networking).
  • Moat breadth: Fortinet, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; NVIDIA Corporation has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Fortinet, Inc.

Subscriptions & Support Services

Market

Cybersecurity subscriptions and technical support for Fortinet installed base (FortiGuard + FortiCare)

Geography

Global

Customer

Installed-base enterprises and channel partners

Role

Vendor (subscription/support services)

Revenue share

67.4%

NVIDIA Corporation

Compute & Networking

Market

Global accelerated data center AI compute, networking and autonomous-vehicle AI platforms

Geography

Global, with Q1 FY2027 customer-headquarters revenue 78% United States, 15% Taiwan, 6% China including Hong Kong and 2% other

Customer

Cloud service providers, AI model makers, neoclouds, enterprises, public sector entities, OEMs, ODMs, system integrators and automotive OEMs

Role

Fabless GPU, CPU, DPU, networking, rack-scale systems, software and AI platform provider

Revenue share

91.3%

Side-by-side metrics

Fortinet, Inc.
NVIDIA Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
FTNT - NASDAQ
NVDA - Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$94B
$5.2T
Gross margin (TTM)
80.7%
74.2%
Operating margin (TTM)
31.1%
64%
Net margin (TTM)
27.5%
63%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Semiconductors
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Subscriptions & Support Services
Compute & Networking
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
n/a
85.2% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
7,373
Pricing power
Strong
Strong
Moat score
85 / 100
98 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Financial
Network, Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Keystone Component

Fortinet, Inc. strengths

Suite BundlingScope EconomiesBenchmark Pricing PowerInstalled Base ConsumablesLong Term ContractsSwitching Costs General

NVIDIA Corporation strengths

De Facto StandardEcosystem ComplementsDesign In QualificationCapacity MoatBrand Trust

Segment mix

Fortinet, Inc. segments

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Secure Networking Products

Oligopoly

32.6%

Subscriptions & Support Services

Quasi-Monopoly

67.4%

NVIDIA Corporation segments

Full profile >

Compute & Networking

Quasi-Monopoly

91.3%

Graphics

Quasi-Monopoly

8.7%

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Curation & Accuracy

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