VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$17.4B
SectorMaterials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
59/ 100

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

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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$567.4B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
56/ 100

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. leads (59 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has 4 segments (31.2% in Food Ingredients); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Food Ingredients

Market

Specialty food ingredients (texturizers, food protection, plant proteins, emulsifiers, sweeteners)

Geography

Global

Customer

B2B (food manufacturers)

Role

Ingredient supplier

Revenue share

31.2%

Oracle Corporation

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Market

Enterprise cloud infrastructure services (IaaS/PaaS, cloud database) plus related support

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & developers

Role

Cloud service provider (IaaS/PaaS)

Revenue share

42.9%

Side-by-side metrics

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
IFF - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$17.4B
$567.4B
Sector
Materials
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Food Ingredients
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Weak
Moat score
59 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Legal, Supply
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2025-12-29
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Switching Costs GeneralCapex Knowhow Scale

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. strengths

Design In QualificationIP Choke PointService Field NetworkSupply Chain ControlCompliance AdvantageScale Economies Unit Cost

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsInteroperability HubKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. segments

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Taste

Oligopoly

23.9%

Food Ingredients

Competitive

31.2%

Health & Biosciences

Oligopoly

21.4%

Scent

Oligopoly

23.6%

Oracle Corporation segments

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Applications cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

33.8%

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

42.9%

Cloud license and on-premise license

Oligopoly

9.1%

Hardware

Competitive

5.1%

Services

Competitive

9.1%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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