VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Baidu, Inc. vs VINCI SA
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Baidu, Inc.
9888 · The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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 9888 analysisVINCI SA
DG · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Baidu, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 57 / 100 for VINCI SA).
- Segment focus: Baidu, Inc. has 4 segments (54.5% in Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)); VINCI SA has 7 segments (44.4% in VINCI Construction).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Baidu, Inc. has 10 moat types across 4 domains; VINCI SA has 7 across 2.
Primary market context
Baidu, Inc.
Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)
Chinese-language search and feed-based online marketing services
Mainland China
Advertisers (SMEs and larger enterprises) buying performance-based and feed ads
Search + feed platform operator / ad marketplace
54.5%
VINCI SA
VINCI Construction
Construction and civil engineering contracting (buildings, infrastructure and specialty networks)
Global
Public-sector project owners and private developers/industrial clients
General contractor / civil engineering contractor
44.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Baidu, Inc. strengths
VINCI SA strengths
Segment mix
Baidu, Inc. segments
Full profile >Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)
Quasi-Monopoly
AI Cloud (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS + GenAI APIs)
Oligopoly
Intelligent Driving & Other Growth Initiatives
Oligopoly
iQIYI (Online Entertainment)
Oligopoly
VINCI SA segments
Full profile >VINCI Autoroutes
Monopoly
VINCI Airports
Oligopoly
Other concessions (incl. VINCI Highways and PPP assets)
Competitive
VINCI Energies
Competitive
Cobra IS
Competitive
VINCI Construction
Competitive
VINCI Immobilier
Competitive
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