VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
Keysight Technologies, Inc. vs Microchip Technology Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
KEYS · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View KEYS analysisMicrochip Technology Incorporated
MCHP · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MCHP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Microchip Technology Incorporated leads (71 / 100 vs 69 / 100 for Keysight Technologies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 2 segments (69.3% in Communications Solutions Group (CSG)); Microchip Technology Incorporated has 3 segments (51.1% in Mixed-signal Microcontrollers).
- Moat breadth: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Microchip Technology Incorporated has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Communications Solutions Group (CSG)
Electronic design, test, and measurement solutions for communications networks and aerospace/defense/government systems
Global
Commercial communications OEMs and operators; aerospace/defense primes and government contractors/agencies
Test & measurement instrumentation OEM + software platform + services provider
69.3%
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Mixed-signal Microcontrollers
Embedded microcontrollers & microprocessors for embedded control
Global
OEMs and distributors (embedded system designers)
IDM / hybrid manufacturing semiconductor supplier
51.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Keysight Technologies, Inc. strengths
Microchip Technology Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Keysight Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Communications Solutions Group (CSG)
Oligopoly
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG)
Oligopoly
Microchip Technology Incorporated segments
Full profile >Mixed-signal Microcontrollers
Oligopoly
Analog
Oligopoly
Other (FPGA, memory, timing systems, manufacturing services, SuperFlash licensing)
Oligopoly
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