VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Motorola Solutions, Inc. vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
MSI · 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 MSI analysisQUALCOMM Incorporated
QCOM · NASDAQ Global Select Market
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 QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: QUALCOMM Incorporated leads (70 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Motorola Solutions, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Motorola Solutions, Inc. has 3 segments (74.9% in LMR Communications); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Moat breadth: Motorola Solutions, Inc. has 10 moat types across 3 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
LMR Communications
Mission-critical land mobile radio (LMR) devices, infrastructure, and managed/support services
Global
Public safety agencies and mission-critical enterprises
OEM + systems integrator + service provider
74.9%
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Smartphone application processors and cellular modem/RF platforms
Global
Smartphone OEMs
fabless semiconductor/platform supplier
62.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Motorola Solutions, Inc. strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Motorola Solutions, Inc. segments
Full profile >LMR Communications
Oligopoly
Video Security & Access Control
Competitive
Command Center Software
Competitive
QUALCOMM Incorporated segments
Full profile >Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Oligopoly
Automotive silicon (connectivity, digital cockpit, ADAS/AD)
Oligopoly
IoT silicon (consumer, industrial, edge networking)
Competitive
Wireless technology licensing (cellular SEPs, royalties)
Oligopoly
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