VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. vs United Parcel Service, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
ATD · Toronto 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 ATD analysisUnited Parcel Service, Inc.
UPS · 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 UPS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: United Parcel Service, Inc. leads (72 / 100 vs 58 / 100 for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.).
- Segment focus: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has 3 segments (74% in Road transportation fuel (retail fuel and related mobility services)); United Parcel Service, Inc. has 3 segments (66.3% in U.S. Domestic Package).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; United Parcel Service, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Road transportation fuel (retail fuel and related mobility services)
Road transportation fuel retail (gasoline/diesel) at convenience sites; includes unmanned/automated fuel stations
North America and Europe (plus select other regions via the network)
Consumers and small fleets
Fuel retailer and site operator
74%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
U.S. Domestic Package
U.S. small parcel and time-definite package delivery
United States
B2B and B2C shippers (including e-commerce)
Integrated parcel carrier (pickup, sort, linehaul, last-mile)
66.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. strengths
United Parcel Service, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. segments
Full profile >Merchandise and services (in-store convenience retail)
Competitive
Road transportation fuel (retail fuel and related mobility services)
Competitive
Other revenues (ancillary energy and other income streams)
Competitive
United Parcel Service, Inc. segments
Full profile >U.S. Domestic Package
Oligopoly
International Package
Oligopoly
Supply Chain Solutions
Competitive
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