VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Accenture plc vs Oracle Corporation

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)$109B
Gross margin (TTM)32%
Operating margin (TTM)14.8%
Net margin (TTM)10.7%
SectorTechnology
IndustryInformation Technology Services
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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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$548.7B
Gross margin (TTM)66.4%
Operating margin (TTM)30.8%
Net margin (TTM)25.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
Moat score
65/ 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 65 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Accenture plc has 2 segments (50.4% in Consulting); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (36.8% in Software license and support).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Accenture plc has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 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%

Oracle Corporation

Software license and support

Market

Enterprise software licenses and support for databases, middleware, and applications (on-premise and hybrid/cloud)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & public sector

Role

Software vendor (licenses)

Revenue share

36.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Accenture plc
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
ACN - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$109B
$548.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
32%
66.4%
Operating margin (TTM)
14.8%
30.8%
Net margin (TTM)
10.7%
25.3%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Software - Infrastructure
HQ country
IE
US
Primary segment
Consulting
Software license and support
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
n/a
Moderate
Moat score
66 / 100
65 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Network
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2025-12-30
2026-05-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsSwitching Costs General

Accenture plc strengths

Brand TrustProcurement InertiaService Field NetworkEcosystem Complements

Oracle Corporation strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Accenture plc segments

Full profile >

Consulting

Competitive

50.4%

Managed Services

Oligopoly

49.6%

Oracle Corporation segments

Full profile >

Cloud applications

Oligopoly

24.4%

Cloud infrastructure

Oligopoly

25.6%

Software license and support

Oligopoly

36.8%

Hardware

Competitive

4.5%

Services

Competitive

8.8%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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