VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON
Stock Comparison
Amazon.com, Inc. vs Visa Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View AMZN analysisVisa Inc.
V · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Visa Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 89 / 100 for Amazon.com, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Amazon.com, Inc. has 4 segments (68.2% in Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)); Visa Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Payment Services).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Amazon.com, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Visa Inc. has 3 across 1.
Primary market context
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)
Online and physical retail, third-party marketplace, fulfillment and membership commerce
Global
Consumers and third-party merchants
Marketplace operator, retailer, membership provider and fulfillment network
68.2%
Visa Inc.
Payment Services
Global general-purpose payment networks, transaction processing and payment-adjacent services
Global; nine-month FY2026 net revenue was 38.2% U.S. and 61.8% international
Issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors, fintechs, businesses, governments and consumers
Four-party payment-network operator; authorization, clearing, settlement and multi-rail money-movement provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Amazon.com, Inc. strengths
Visa Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Amazon.com, Inc. segments
Full profile >Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Oligopoly
Amazon Stores (Retail, Marketplace and Prime)
Oligopoly
Advertising Services (Amazon Ads and Retail Media)
Oligopoly
Other Services and Adjacencies
Competitive
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Payment Services
Oligopoly
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