VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Inc. vs TransDigm Group Incorporated

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

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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TransDigm Group Incorporated

TDG · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$74.1B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
84/ 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: TransDigm Group Incorporated leads (84 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for Gilead Sciences, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 5 segments (68.5% in HIV); TransDigm Group Incorporated has 3 segments (51.6% in Power & Control).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; TransDigm Group Incorporated has 5 across 3.

Primary market context

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%

TransDigm Group Incorporated

Power & Control

Market

Highly engineered aerospace power & control components (OEM and aftermarket)

Geography

Global

Customer

Commercial airlines, aircraft OEMs, defense OEMs, governments, aerospace distributors

Role

Tier 2/3 component OEM, aftermarket spares, repair/overhaul

Revenue share

51.6%

Side-by-side metrics

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
TransDigm Group Incorporated
Ticker / Exchange
GILD - NASDAQ Global Select Market
TDG - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$155.6B
$74.1B
Sector
Healthcare
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
HIV
Power & Control
Market structure
Oligopoly
Competitive
Market share
50%-60% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
74 / 100
84 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Legal, Supply
Demand, Legal, Supply
Last update
2025-12-30
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Regulated Standards Pipe

Gilead Sciences, Inc. strengths

Habit DefaultSwitching Costs GeneralIP Choke PointService Field NetworkCapex Knowhow ScaleCompliance AdvantageBrand Trust

TransDigm Group Incorporated strengths

Design In QualificationInstalled Base ConsumablesOperational ExcellenceSmall legacy non-aviation portfolio

Segment mix

Gilead Sciences, Inc. segments

Full profile >

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%

TransDigm Group Incorporated segments

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Power & Control

Competitive

51.6%

Airframe

Competitive

46.6%

Non-aviation

Competitive

1.8%

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