VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Thales S.A. vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Thales S.A.
HO · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
QCOM · 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 QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Thales S.A. leads (73 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for QUALCOMM Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Thales S.A. has 3 segments (53.3% in Defence); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Moat breadth: Thales S.A. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Thales S.A.
Defence
Defense electronics, secure communications, and mission systems
Global
Government / defence ministries, armed forces, security forces
Prime contractor and system integrator; OEM of defence electronics
53.3%
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
Thales S.A. strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Thales S.A. segments
Full profile >Defence
Oligopoly
Aerospace
Oligopoly
Cyber & Digital
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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