VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

LYV · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$33.7B
Gross margin (TTM)46.2%
Operating margin (TTM)4.7%
Net margin (TTM)3.7%
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryEntertainment
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-04
Moat score
84/ 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)$544.2B
Gross margin (TTM)70.7%
Operating margin (TTM)30.3%
Net margin (TTM)25.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
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: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. leads (84 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has 3 segments (82.2% in Concerts); 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: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Concerts

Market

Live music concert promotion, festival production, and music venue operations

Geography

Global

Customer

Artists/agents (supply) and fans (end-users); venues and festivals; corporate partners

Role

Promoter + venue operator

Revenue share

82.2%

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

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
LYV - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$33.7B
$544.2B
Gross margin (TTM)
46.2%
70.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.7%
30.3%
Net margin (TTM)
3.7%
25.3%
Sector
Communication Services
Technology
Industry
Entertainment
Software - Infrastructure
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Concerts
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
55%-65% (reported)
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
3,600
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
84 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Network
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2026-01-04
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Long Term Contracts

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. strengths

Physical Network DensityService Field NetworkTwo Sided NetworkData Workflow LockinScope Economies

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubSwitching Costs GeneralKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Concerts

Oligopoly

82.2%

Ticketing

Quasi-Monopoly

12.9%

Sponsorship & Advertising

Competitive

5.2%

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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