VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
Parker-Hannifin Corporation vs QUALCOMM Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
PH · New York Stock Exchange
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.
Full stock profile
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View QCOM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Parker-Hannifin Corporation leads (71 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for QUALCOMM Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 2 segments (68.8% in Diversified Industrial); QUALCOMM Incorporated has 4 segments (62.8% in Handset chipsets (Snapdragon platforms)).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; QUALCOMM Incorporated has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Diversified Industrial
Motion and control components & systems (industrial and mobile applications)
Global
OEMs and industrial distributors/aftermarket channels
Component and system designer/manufacturer with aftermarket support
68.8%
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
Parker-Hannifin Corporation strengths
QUALCOMM Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Parker-Hannifin Corporation segments
Full profile >Diversified Industrial
Competitive
Aerospace Systems
Oligopoly
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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