VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings Inc. vs Thales S.A.

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
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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Thales S.A.

HO · Euronext Paris

Market cap (USD)$55.3B
SectorIndustrials
CountryFR
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
73/ 100

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

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Side-by-side metrics

Booking Holdings Inc.
Thales S.A.
Ticker / Exchange
BKNG - NASDAQ Global Select Market
HO - Euronext Paris
Market cap (USD)
$175.6B
$55.3B
Sector
Consumer
Industrials
HQ country
US
FR
Primary segment
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Defence
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-31% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
77 / 100
73 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply, Financial
Legal, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-25
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand Trust

Booking Holdings Inc. strengths

Two Sided NetworkHabit DefaultScope EconomiesFloat Prepayment

Thales S.A. strengths

Government Contracting RelationshipsLong Term ContractsDesign In QualificationRegulated Standards PipeService Field NetworkSuite BundlingCapex Knowhow Scale

Segment mix

Booking Holdings Inc. segments

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

Oligopoly

95.5%

Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)

Competitive

4.5%

Thales S.A. segments

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Defence

Oligopoly

53.3%

Aerospace

Oligopoly

26.6%

Cyber & Digital

Competitive

19.6%

Curation & Accuracy

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