VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. vs Equifax Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
ADP · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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EFX · New York Stock Exchange
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View EFX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Equifax Inc. leads (78 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 2 segments (67.5% in Employer Services); Equifax Inc. has 4 segments (36.7% in U.S. Information Solutions).
- Moat breadth: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Equifax Inc. has 8 across 4.
Primary market context
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Employer Services
Payroll processing and cloud HCM (HR, time, talent, tax, benefits) software and outsourcing
Global
Businesses (SMB to large enterprise)
SaaS and managed services provider
67.5%
Equifax Inc.
U.S. Information Solutions
U.S. consumer and commercial credit information, mortgage credit, identity, fraud, analytics and financial marketing services
United States
Banks, mortgage lenders, auto lenders, credit card issuers, telecoms, utilities, merchants, resellers, and consumers
Consumer reporting agency, credit-data supplier, decisioning workflow provider, fraud/identity data provider and mortgage-data distributor
36.7%
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Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. strengths
Equifax Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. segments
Full profile >Employer Services
Oligopoly
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services
Competitive
Equifax Inc. segments
Full profile >Workforce Verification Services
Quasi-Monopoly
Workforce Employer Services
Competitive
U.S. Information Solutions
Oligopoly
International
Oligopoly
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