VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Adobe Inc. vs American Express Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Adobe Inc.
ADBE · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
American 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.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into American Express Company's moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View AXP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Adobe Inc. leads (68 / 100 vs 52 / 100 for American Express Company).
- Segment focus: Adobe Inc. has 3 segments (74.3% in Digital Media); American Express Company has 4 segments (47.5% in U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Adobe Inc. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; American Express Company has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Adobe Inc.
Digital Media
Creative content creation and document productivity software subscriptions
Global
Individuals, SMB, enterprise
Software platform
74.3%
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
Adobe Inc. strengths
American Express Company strengths
Segment mix
Adobe Inc. segments
Full profile >Digital Media
Oligopoly
Digital Experience
Competitive
Publishing and Advertising
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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