VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Booking Holdings Inc. vs Constellation Software Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Booking Holdings Inc.
BKNG · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View BKNG analysisConstellation Software Inc.
CSU · 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 CSU analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for Constellation Software Inc.).
- Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); Constellation Software Inc. has 6 segments.
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Constellation Software Inc. has 3 across 2.
Primary market context
Booking Holdings Inc.
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Online travel agency (OTA) reservation platforms
Global
Two-sided: travelers (B2C) and travel service providers (B2B)
Intermediary / marketplace
95.5%
Constellation Software Inc.
Volaris Operating Group
Vertical market software (VMS) portfolios across diverse industries (Volaris)
Global (North America, Continental Europe, UK, Australia, South America, Africa)
Organizations in specific verticals (mix of public and private sector)
Vertical market software vendor (application provider + long-term maintainer)
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Booking Holdings Inc. strengths
Constellation Software Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Booking Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Oligopoly
Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)
Competitive
Constellation Software Inc. segments
Full profile >Volaris Operating Group
Competitive
Harris Operating Group
Competitive
Topicus.com Operating Group
Competitive
Jonas Operating Group
Competitive
Perseus Operating Group
Competitive
Vela Operating Group
Competitive
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