VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Lam Research Corporation vs Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Lam Research Corporation
LRCX · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View LRCX analysisMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.
MPWR · 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 MPWR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Lam Research Corporation leads (73 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Lam Research Corporation has 2 segments (62.3% in Systems); Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 6 segments (32.5% in Enterprise Data).
- Moat breadth: Lam Research Corporation has 6 moat types across 2 domains; Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 4 across 3.
Primary market context
Lam Research Corporation
Systems
Wafer fabrication equipment (etch, deposition, clean and related wafer processing tools)
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (memory, foundry, logic/IDM)
Equipment OEM
62.3%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Enterprise Data
Power management ICs and power modules for enterprise/data center servers (CPU/GPU/AI accelerators) and cloud/on-prem compute platforms
Global
OEMs/ODMs and cloud platform designers
Fabless component supplier (power semiconductors)
32.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Lam Research Corporation strengths
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Lam Research Corporation segments
Full profile >Systems
Oligopoly
Customer Support Business Group (CSBG)
Quasi-Monopoly
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. segments
Full profile >Enterprise Data
Oligopoly
Storage and Computing
Competitive
Automotive
Oligopoly
Communications
Oligopoly
Consumer
Competitive
Industrial
Oligopoly
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