VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
NVIDIA Corporation vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA · Nasdaq Stock Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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QCOM · 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 QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: NVIDIA Corporation leads (97 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for QUALCOMM Incorporated).
- Segment focus: NVIDIA Corporation has 5 segments (88.3% in Data Center); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: NVIDIA Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
NVIDIA Corporation
Data Center
Data center accelerated computing (AI GPUs, systems, and networking)
Global
Hyperscale cloud providers, enterprises, public sector (often via OEMs/ODMs and integrators)
Fabless designer and platform supplier (chips, systems, software)
88.3%
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
NVIDIA Corporation strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
NVIDIA Corporation segments
Full profile >Data Center
Quasi-Monopoly
Gaming
Duopoly
Professional Visualization
Oligopoly
Automotive
Competitive
OEM & Other
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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