VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Stock Comparison

Lam Research Corporation vs Oracle Corporation

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

Lam Research Corporation

LRCX · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
73/ 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

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: Lam Research Corporation leads (73 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Lam Research Corporation has 2 segments (62.3% in Systems); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: Lam Research Corporation has 6 moat types across 2 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

Lam Research Corporation

Systems

Market

Wafer fabrication equipment (etch, deposition, clean and related wafer processing tools)

Geography

Global

Customer

Semiconductor manufacturers (memory, foundry, logic/IDM)

Role

Equipment OEM

Revenue share

62.3%

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

Lam Research Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
LRCX - NASDAQ
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$567.4B
Sector
Technology
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Systems
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
8%-12% (implied)
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
73 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2025-12-29
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Capex Knowhow Scale

Lam Research Corporation strengths

Design In QualificationLearning Curve YieldInstalled Base ConsumablesService Field NetworkData Workflow Lockin

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsInteroperability HubSwitching Costs GeneralKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Lam Research Corporation segments

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Systems

Oligopoly

62.3%

Customer Support Business Group (CSBG)

Quasi-Monopoly

37.7%

Oracle Corporation segments

Full profile >

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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