VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Accenture plc vs American Express Company

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

Accenture plc

ACN · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorTechnology
CountryIE
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
66/ 100

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

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American Express Company

AXP · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
52/ 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: Accenture plc leads (66 / 100 vs 52 / 100 for American Express Company).
  • Segment focus: Accenture plc has 2 segments (50.4% in Consulting); American Express Company has 4 segments (47.5% in U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)).
  • Moat breadth: Accenture plc has 7 moat types across 3 domains; American Express Company has 8 across 3.

Primary market context

Accenture plc

Consulting

Market

Enterprise consulting (strategy, management, technology consulting and technology integration consulting)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises and public sector organizations

Role

Advisor and systems integrator / implementation partner

Revenue share

50.4%

American Express Company

U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)

Market

U.S. premium consumer card issuing (charge and credit) and attached consumer banking and financing

Geography

United States

Customer

Consumers

Role

Issuer (proprietary cards) and consumer lender/services

Revenue share

47.5%

Side-by-side metrics

Accenture plc
American Express Company
Ticker / Exchange
ACN - New York Stock Exchange
AXP - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
n/a
n/a
Sector
Technology
Financials
HQ country
IE
US
Primary segment
Consulting
U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
Market structure
Competitive
Competitive
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
n/a
n/a
Moat score
66 / 100
52 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Network
Demand, Financial, Network
Last update
2025-12-30
2025-12-30

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand TrustLong Term ContractsSwitching Costs GeneralEcosystem Complements

Accenture plc strengths

Procurement InertiaSuite BundlingService Field Network

American Express Company strengths

Cost Of Capital AdvantageTraining Org Change CostsTwo Sided NetworkData Network Effects

Segment mix

Accenture plc segments

Full profile >

Consulting

Competitive

50.4%

Managed Services

Oligopoly

49.6%

American Express Company segments

Full profile >

U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)

Competitive

47.5%

Commercial Services (CS)

Competitive

23.9%

International Card Services (ICS)

Competitive

17.3%

Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS)

Oligopoly

11.3%

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