VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Air Liquide S.A. vs Guidewire Software, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Air Liquide S.A.
AI · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View AI analysisGuidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE · 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 GWRE analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Guidewire Software, Inc. leads (63 / 100 vs 58 / 100 for Air Liquide S.A.).
- Segment focus: Air Liquide S.A. has 6 segments (44% in Industrial Merchant); Guidewire Software, Inc. has 2 segments (81.8% in Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Air Liquide S.A. has 12 moat types across 3 domains; Guidewire Software, Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Air Liquide S.A.
Industrial Merchant
Merchant industrial and medical gases distribution (cylinders, bulk liquids) plus related equipment and services
Global (local/regional distribution markets)
SMEs and mid-market industrial customers, contractors, labs, and public sector buyers
Distributor + producer (last-mile logistics, cylinder assets, bulk delivery)
44%
Guidewire Software, Inc.
Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Property & casualty insurance core systems platforms (policy administration, claims, billing) with cloud delivery
Global
Property & casualty insurers (global carriers to regional/local providers)
Vertical enterprise application vendor / cloud platform operator
81.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Air Liquide S.A. strengths
Guidewire Software, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Air Liquide S.A. segments
Full profile >Large Industries
Oligopoly
Industrial Merchant
Competitive
Healthcare
Competitive
Electronics
Oligopoly
Engineering & Construction
Competitive
Global Markets & Technologies
Competitive
Guidewire Software, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Oligopoly
Professional services (implementation, cloud migration, integration)
Competitive
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