VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
ASX Limited vs American Express Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ASX Limited
ASX · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
American Express Company
AXP · 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 AXP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: ASX Limited leads (80 / 100 vs 52 / 100 for American Express Company).
- Segment focus: ASX Limited has 4 segments (31.5% in Markets); American Express Company has 4 segments (47.5% in U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: ASX Limited has 4 moat types across 3 domains; American Express Company has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
ASX Limited
Markets
Trading venues for Australian cash equities and exchange-traded derivatives (futures, options)
Australia
Brokers/market participants, proprietary trading firms, institutional investors
Market operator / trading venue
31.5%
American Express Company
U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
U.S. premium consumer card issuing (charge and credit) and attached consumer banking and financing
United States
Consumers
Issuer (proprietary cards) and consumer lender/services
47.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
ASX Limited strengths
American Express Company strengths
Segment mix
ASX Limited segments
Full profile >Listings
Quasi-Monopoly
Markets
Duopoly
Technology & Data
Competitive
Securities & Payments
Monopoly
American Express Company segments
Full profile >U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
Competitive
Commercial Services (CS)
Competitive
International Card Services (ICS)
Competitive
Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS)
Oligopoly
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