VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. vs U.S. Bancorp
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.
Full stock profile
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View ADP analysisU.S. Bancorp
USB · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View USB analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for U.S. Bancorp).
- Segment focus: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 2 segments (67.5% in Employer Services); U.S. Bancorp has 3 segments (42.8% in Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; U.S. Bancorp 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%
U.S. Bancorp
Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
U.S. corporate, commercial, institutional and wealth banking & advisory services
United States
Commercial, institutional, government and wealth clients
Bank / financial intermediary
42.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. strengths
U.S. Bancorp strengths
Segment mix
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. segments
Full profile >Employer Services
Oligopoly
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services
Competitive
U.S. Bancorp segments
Full profile >Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
Competitive
Consumer and Business Banking
Oligopoly
Payment Services
Oligopoly
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