VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Stock Comparison

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. vs Global Payments Inc.

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

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

BIP · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$15.5B
Gross margin (TTM)26.4%
Operating margin (TTM)24.6%
Net margin (TTM)3.6%
SectorUtilities
IndustryDiversified Utilities
CountryBM
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
74/ 100

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

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Global Payments Inc.

GPN · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$18.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorFinancials
Industry
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-10
Moat score
62/ 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: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. leads (74 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for Global Payments Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 segments; Global Payments Inc. has 2 segments (76.1% in Merchant Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Global Payments Inc. has 6 across 4.

Primary market context

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

Utilities

Market

Regulated and contracted utility infrastructure (electric transmission, gas pipelines/distribution, metering and residential energy services)

Geography

Global

Customer

Regulators and contracted counterparties; residential and commercial end-users via utility networks

Role

Owner-operator of regulated networks and contracted utility assets

Global Payments Inc.

Merchant Solutions

Market

Merchant acquiring and integrated payments (card-present and e-commerce)

Geography

Global

Customer

Merchants (SMB to enterprise) and software platforms

Role

Acquirer and payment processor

Revenue share

76.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Global Payments Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
BIP - New York Stock Exchange
GPN - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$15.5B
$18.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
26.4%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
24.6%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
3.6%
n/a
Sector
Utilities
Financials
Industry
Diversified Utilities
n/a
HQ country
BM
US
Primary segment
Utilities
Merchant Solutions
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Competitive
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
74 / 100
62 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Demand, Supply
Network, Demand, Supply, Legal
Last update
2025-12-31
2026-01-10

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Long Term ContractsScale Economies Unit Cost

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. strengths

Concession LicensePhysical Network Density

Global Payments Inc. strengths

Ecosystem ComplementsData Workflow LockinSwitching Costs GeneralCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. segments

Full profile >

Utilities

Quasi-Monopoly

n/a

Transport

Oligopoly

n/a

Midstream

Oligopoly

n/a

Data

Oligopoly

n/a

Global Payments Inc. segments

Full profile >

Merchant Solutions

Competitive

76.1%

Issuer Solutions

Oligopoly

24.6%

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Curation & Accuracy

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