VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Microsoft Corporation vs Synopsys, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Microsoft 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 analysisSynopsys, Inc.
SNPS · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View SNPS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Synopsys, Inc. leads (85 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Microsoft Corporation).
- Segment focus: Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes); Synopsys, Inc. has 2 segments (75.2% in Design Automation).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Microsoft Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Synopsys, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
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%
Synopsys, Inc.
Design Automation
Electronic design automation (EDA) software and silicon-to-systems simulation & analysis tools
Global
Semiconductor and systems companies (chip/system designers)
Software + hardware tooling provider / platform
75.2%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Microsoft Corporation strengths
Synopsys, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
Synopsys, Inc. segments
Full profile >Design Automation
Oligopoly
Design IP
Oligopoly
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