VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON
Stock Comparison
American Express Company vs Visa Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
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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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 82 / 100 for American Express Company).
- Segment focus: American Express Company has 4 segments (48.2% in U.S. Consumer Services); Visa Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Payment Services).
- Moat breadth: American Express Company has 6 moat types across 2 domains; Visa Inc. has 3 across 1.
Primary market context
American Express Company
U.S. Consumer Services
U.S. premium consumer credit, charge, banking, lending, travel, dining and lifestyle card services
United States
Affluent and mass-affluent U.S. consumers
Issuer, lender, rewards platform, banking provider, travel/dining service provider and closed-loop network participant
48.2%
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
American Express Company strengths
Visa Inc. strengths
Segment mix
American Express Company segments
Full profile >U.S. Consumer Services
Oligopoly
Commercial Services
Oligopoly
International Card Services
Competitive
Global Merchant and Network Services
Oligopoly
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Payment Services
Oligopoly
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