VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Tencent Holdings Limited vs American Express Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Tencent Holdings Limited
0700.HK · Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 0700.HK analysisAmerican Express Company
AXP · 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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View AXP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Tencent Holdings Limited leads (73 / 100 vs 52 / 100 for American Express Company).
- Segment focus: Tencent Holdings Limited has 4 segments (48.3% in Value-Added Services (VAS)); American Express Company has 4 segments (47.5% in U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Tencent Holdings Limited has 6 moat types across 2 domains; American Express Company has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Tencent Holdings Limited
Value-Added Services (VAS)
Consumer social platforms and digital entertainment (online games, subscriptions, virtual items, digital content)
Mainland China (core) + Global (games)
Consumers
Platform/operator + content publisher
48.3%
American Express Company
U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
U.S. premium consumer card issuing (charge and credit) and attached consumer banking and financing
United States
Consumers
Issuer (proprietary cards) and consumer lender/services
47.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Tencent Holdings Limited strengths
American Express Company strengths
Segment mix
Tencent Holdings Limited segments
Full profile >Value-Added Services (VAS)
Oligopoly
Marketing Services
Oligopoly
FinTech and Business Services
Oligopoly
Others
Competitive
American Express Company segments
Full profile >U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
Competitive
Commercial Services (CS)
Competitive
International Card Services (ICS)
Competitive
Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS)
Oligopoly
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