VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. vs VINCI SA
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
APD · 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 APD analysisVINCI SA
DG · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. leads (70 / 100 vs 57 / 100 for VINCI SA).
- Segment focus: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 3 segments (51.3% in On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)); VINCI SA has 7 segments (44.4% in VINCI Construction).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; VINCI SA has 7 across 2.
Primary market context
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
On-site supply of industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.)
Global
Large-volume industrial customers (refining, chemicals, metals, electronics)
Producer / operator of on-site plants and pipeline networks
51.3%
VINCI SA
VINCI Construction
Construction and civil engineering contracting (buildings, infrastructure and specialty networks)
Global
Public-sector project owners and private developers/industrial clients
General contractor / civil engineering contractor
44.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. strengths
VINCI SA strengths
Segment mix
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. segments
Full profile >On-site industrial gases (incl. pipelines)
Oligopoly
Merchant gases (liquid bulk + packaged)
Competitive
Industrial gases equipment (cryogenic & gas processing)
Competitive
VINCI SA segments
Full profile >VINCI Autoroutes
Monopoly
VINCI Airports
Oligopoly
Other concessions (incl. VINCI Highways and PPP assets)
Competitive
VINCI Energies
Competitive
Cobra IS
Competitive
VINCI Construction
Competitive
VINCI Immobilier
Competitive
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