VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Intel Corporation vs NVIDIA Corporation

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

Intel Corporation

INTC · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$607B
Gross margin (TTM)35.4%
Operating margin (TTM)-9.5%
Net margin (TTM)-5.9%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
78/ 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 78 / 100 for Intel Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Intel Corporation has 4 segments (56.9% in Client Computing Group); NVIDIA Corporation has 2 segments (91.3% in Compute & Networking).
  • Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Intel Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; NVIDIA Corporation has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Intel Corporation

Client Computing Group

Market

Global client CPU, APU and PC platform processors, primarily x86 desktops, notebooks, AI PCs and edge PCs

Geography

Global

Customer

PC OEMs, ODMs, distributors, enterprises, governments, education buyers and consumers

Role

Processor platform designer, brand owner and internal-foundry anchor customer

Revenue share

56.9%

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

Intel Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
INTC - Nasdaq Global Select Market
NVDA - Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$607B
$5.2T
Gross margin (TTM)
35.4%
74.2%
Operating margin (TTM)
-9.5%
64%
Net margin (TTM)
-5.9%
63%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Semiconductors
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Client Computing Group
Compute & Networking
Market structure
Duopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
68.6%-70.4% (estimated)
85.2% (reported)
HHI estimate
5,832
7,373
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
78 / 100
98 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply, Legal
Network, Supply, Demand
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

De Facto StandardBrand TrustDesign In Qualification

Intel Corporation strengths

Procurement InertiaInteroperability HubCapex Knowhow ScaleSupply Chain ControlGovernment Contracting RelationshipsData Network Effects

NVIDIA Corporation strengths

Keystone ComponentEcosystem ComplementsCapacity Moat

Segment mix

Intel Corporation segments

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Client Computing Group

Duopoly

56.9%

Data Center and AI

Oligopoly

37.2%

Intel Foundry

Oligopoly

1.3%

Mobileye and Other

Oligopoly

4.6%

NVIDIA Corporation segments

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Compute & Networking

Quasi-Monopoly

91.3%

Graphics

Quasi-Monopoly

8.7%

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Curation & Accuracy

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