VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Pfizer Inc. vs QUALCOMM Incorporated

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

Pfizer Inc.

PFE · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$142.1B
SectorHealthcare
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
58/ 100

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

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

QCOM · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
70/ 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: QUALCOMM Incorporated leads (70 / 100 vs 58 / 100 for Pfizer Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Pfizer Inc. has 5 segments (47.4% in Primary Care); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
  • Moat breadth: Pfizer Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.

Primary market context

Pfizer Inc.

Primary Care

Market

Branded primary care medicines and vaccines (incl. cardiovascular, migraine, pneumococcal/RSV/COVID-19)

Geography

Global

Customer

Healthcare providers, payers/PBMs, pharmacies/wholesalers, and government procurement

Role

Innovator biopharma (R&D + manufacturing + commercialization)

Revenue share

47.4%

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)

Market

Smartphone application processors and cellular modem/RF platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Smartphone OEMs

Role

fabless semiconductor/platform supplier

Revenue share

62.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Pfizer Inc.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Ticker / Exchange
PFE - New York Stock Exchange
QCOM - NASDAQ Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$142.1B
n/a
Sector
Healthcare
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Primary Care
Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
22%-26% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
58 / 100
70 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Demand, Supply
Supply, Network, Demand, Legal
Last update
2025-12-29
2025-12-30

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

IP Choke PointCapex Knowhow ScaleLong Term Contracts

Pfizer Inc. strengths

Procurement InertiaGovernment Contracting RelationshipsCompliance AdvantageOperational ExcellenceEmbedded R&D partnership platform

QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths

Keystone ComponentEcosystem ComplementsDesign In QualificationScope Economies

Segment mix

Pfizer Inc. segments

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Primary Care

Oligopoly

47.4%

Specialty Care

Oligopoly

26.2%

Oncology

Competitive

24.5%

Pfizer CentreOne

Competitive

1.8%

Pfizer Ignite

Competitive

0.1%

QUALCOMM Incorporated segments

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Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)

Oligopoly

62.8%

Automotive silicon (connectivity, digital cockpit, ADAS/AD)

Oligopoly

8.9%

IoT silicon (consumer, industrial, edge networking)

Competitive

14.9%

Wireless technology licensing (cellular SEPs, royalties)

Oligopoly

12.6%

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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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