VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Friday, January 2, 2026

Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings Inc. vs Ferguson Enterprises 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

Market cap (USD)$175.6B
Gross margin (TTM)100%
Operating margin (TTM)32.7%
Net margin (TTM)19.4%
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
77/ 100

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

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Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

FERG · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$44.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-01
Moat score
72/ 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: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Ferguson Enterprises Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); Ferguson Enterprises Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in United States).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Ferguson Enterprises Inc. has 4 across 2.

Primary market context

Booking Holdings Inc.

OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)

Market

Online travel agency (OTA) reservation platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Two-sided: travelers (B2C) and travel service providers (B2B)

Role

Intermediary / marketplace

Revenue share

95.5%

Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

United States

Market

Value-added distribution of plumbing, HVAC, PVF, waterworks and related products/services

Geography

United States

Customer

Residential and non-residential professional trade customers (contractors/builders) plus industrial and infrastructure customers

Role

Value-added distributor (B2B)

Revenue share

95.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Booking Holdings Inc.
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
BKNG - NASDAQ Global Select Market
FERG - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$175.6B
$44.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
100%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
32.7%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
19.4%
n/a
Sector
Consumer
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
United States
Market structure
Oligopoly
Competitive
Market share
23%-31% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
77 / 100
72 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply, Financial
Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-25
2026-01-01

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Scope Economies

Booking Holdings Inc. strengths

Two Sided NetworkBrand TrustHabit DefaultFloat Prepayment

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. strengths

Physical Network DensityScale Economies Unit CostData Workflow Lockin

Segment mix

Booking Holdings Inc. segments

Full profile >

OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)

Oligopoly

95.5%

Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)

Competitive

4.5%

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. segments

Full profile >

United States

Competitive

95.1%

Canada

Competitive

4.9%

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