VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Lockheed Martin Corporation vs Microsoft Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LMT · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View LMT analysisMicrosoft Corporation
MSFT · 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 MSFT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Microsoft Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 81 / 100 for Lockheed Martin Corporation).
- Segment focus: Lockheed Martin Corporation has 4 segments (40.3% in Aeronautics); Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Lockheed Martin Corporation has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Microsoft Corporation has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Aeronautics
Military fixed-wing aircraft (fighters and air mobility) plus sustainment and upgrades
Global (primarily U.S. and allied governments)
Defense ministries and armed services (direct and via foreign military sales)
Prime contractor / OEM / systems integrator
40.3%
Microsoft Corporation
Productivity and Business Processes
Enterprise productivity & collaboration suites, business applications, and professional network platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, consumers, recruiters/advertisers
SaaS platform + professional network
42.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Lockheed Martin Corporation strengths
Microsoft Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Lockheed Martin Corporation segments
Full profile >Aeronautics
Oligopoly
Missiles and Fire Control
Oligopoly
Rotary and Mission Systems
Oligopoly
Space
Oligopoly
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
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