VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Stock Comparison

American Express Company vs KONE Oyj

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

American Express Company

AXP · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$258.8B
Gross margin (TTM)83%
Operating margin (TTM)17.1%
Net margin (TTM)13.4%
SectorFinancials
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
52/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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KONE Oyj

KNEBV · Nasdaq Helsinki

Market cap (USD)$37B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorIndustrials
Industry
CountryFI
Data as of2026-01-02
Moat score
63/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: KONE Oyj leads (63 / 100 vs 52 / 100 for American Express Company).
  • Segment focus: American Express Company has 4 segments (47.5% in U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)); KONE Oyj has 3 segments (40.6% in New Building Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: American Express Company has 8 moat types across 3 domains; KONE Oyj has 8 across 4.

Primary market context

American Express Company

U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)

Market

U.S. premium consumer card issuing (charge and credit) and attached consumer banking and financing

Geography

United States

Customer

Consumers

Role

Issuer (proprietary cards) and consumer lender/services

Revenue share

47.5%

KONE Oyj

New Building Solutions

Market

Elevator, escalator and automatic building door new equipment (new installations)

Geography

Global

Customer

Property developers and general contractors

Role

OEM + project installation

Revenue share

40.6%

Side-by-side metrics

American Express Company
KONE Oyj
Ticker / Exchange
AXP - New York Stock Exchange
KNEBV - Nasdaq Helsinki
Market cap (USD)
$258.8B
$37B
Gross margin (TTM)
83%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
17.1%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
13.4%
n/a
Sector
Financials
Industrials
Industry
Financial - Credit Services
n/a
HQ country
US
FI
Primary segment
U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)
New Building Solutions
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
n/a
Weak
Moat score
52 / 100
63 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Financial, Network
Supply, Financial, Demand, Legal
Last update
2025-12-30
2026-01-02

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Switching Costs General

American Express Company strengths

Brand TrustLong Term ContractsCost Of Capital AdvantageTraining Org Change CostsEcosystem ComplementsTwo Sided NetworkData Network Effects

KONE Oyj strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleNegative Working CapitalInstalled Base ConsumablesData Workflow LockinService Field NetworkOperational ExcellenceCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

American Express Company segments

Full profile >

U.S. Consumer Services (USCS)

Competitive

47.5%

Commercial Services (CS)

Competitive

23.9%

International Card Services (ICS)

Competitive

17.3%

Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS)

Oligopoly

11.3%

KONE Oyj segments

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New Building Solutions

Oligopoly

40.6%

Service (maintenance & repairs)

Competitive

40.6%

Modernization

Competitive

18.8%

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