VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Stock Comparison

PDD Holdings Inc. vs SBA Communications Corporation

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

PDD Holdings Inc.

PDD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$162.7B
Gross margin (TTM)56.7%
Operating margin (TTM)22.1%
Net margin (TTM)24.4%
SectorConsumer
IndustrySpecialty Retail
CountryKY
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
44/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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SBA Communications Corporation

SBAC · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorReal Estate
IndustryREIT - Specialty
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-02
Moat score
71/ 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: SBA Communications Corporation leads (71 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
  • Segment focus: PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments; SBA Communications Corporation has 3 segments (69.5% in Domestic Site Leasing).
  • Moat breadth: PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 moat types across 4 domains; SBA Communications Corporation has 4 across 2.

Primary market context

PDD Holdings Inc.

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Market

China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)

Geography

China

Customer

Consumers & third-party merchants

Role

Online marketplace platform

SBA Communications Corporation

Domestic Site Leasing

Market

U.S. wireless macro tower leasing (multi-tenant co-location on communications towers)

Geography

United States and territories

Customer

Wireless service providers and other wireless network operators/tenants

Role

Independent tower owner/operator (REIT)

Revenue share

69.5%

Side-by-side metrics

PDD Holdings Inc.
SBA Communications Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
PDD - NASDAQ
SBAC - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$162.7B
n/a
Gross margin (TTM)
56.7%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
22.1%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
24.4%
n/a
Sector
Consumer
Real Estate
Industry
Specialty Retail
REIT - Specialty
HQ country
KY
US
Primary segment
Pinduoduo China marketplace
Domestic Site Leasing
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
16%-19% (implied)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,710
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
44 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Supply, Financial, Legal
Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-29
2026-01-02

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Scale Economies Unit Cost

PDD Holdings Inc. strengths

Two Sided NetworkFloat PrepaymentCompliance Advantage

SBA Communications Corporation strengths

Physical Network DensityLong Term ContractsOperational Excellence

Segment mix

PDD Holdings Inc. segments

Full profile >

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Oligopoly

n/a

Temu international marketplace

Competitive

n/a

SBA Communications Corporation segments

Full profile >

Domestic Site Leasing

Oligopoly

69.5%

International Site Leasing

Oligopoly

24.8%

Site Development

Competitive

5.7%

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Curation & Accuracy

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