VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Oracle Corporation vs Waste Management, Inc.

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

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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Waste Management, Inc.

WM · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
79/ 100

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Waste Management, Inc. leads (79 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support); Waste Management, Inc. has 4 segments (82.2% in Collection and Disposal).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Oracle Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Waste Management, Inc. has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

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%

Waste Management, Inc.

Collection and Disposal

Market

Municipal, commercial, and industrial solid waste collection, transfer, and landfill disposal

Geography

North America (primarily US and Canada)

Customer

Municipalities and end-customers (residential, commercial, industrial) via direct and contract channels

Role

Integrated hauler + transfer + landfill owner/operator

Revenue share

82.2%

Side-by-side metrics

Oracle Corporation
Waste Management, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
WM - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$567.4B
n/a
Sector
Technology
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Collection and Disposal
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
3% (estimated)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Strong
Moat score
56 / 100
79 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Network
Legal, Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-26
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubSwitching Costs GeneralKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Waste Management, Inc. strengths

Permits Rights Of WayCapacity MoatPricing power via yield management and contracted rate actionsOperational ExcellencePreferential Input AccessRegulated Standards PipePhysical Network Density

Segment mix

Oracle Corporation segments

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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%

Waste Management, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Collection and Disposal

Oligopoly

82.2%

Recycling Processing and Sales

Competitive

6%

WM Renewable Energy

Competitive

1.7%

WM Healthcare Solutions

Oligopoly

10%

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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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