VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Synopsys, Inc. vs Workday, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Synopsys, Inc.
SNPS · NASDAQ
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 SNPS analysisWorkday, Inc.
WDAY · NASDAQ
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 WDAY analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Synopsys, Inc. leads (85 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Workday, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Synopsys, Inc. has 2 segments (75.2% in Design Automation); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
- Moat breadth: Synopsys, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Synopsys, Inc.
Design Automation
Electronic design automation (EDA) software and silicon-to-systems simulation & analysis tools
Global
Semiconductor and systems companies (chip/system designers)
Software + hardware tooling provider / platform
75.2%
Workday, Inc.
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)
Global
Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)
SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider
91.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Synopsys, Inc. strengths
Workday, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Synopsys, Inc. segments
Full profile >Design Automation
Oligopoly
Design IP
Oligopoly
Workday, Inc. segments
Full profile >Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Oligopoly
Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)
Competitive
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