VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Booking Holdings Inc. vs Texas Roadhouse, 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 analysisTexas Roadhouse, Inc.
TXRH · 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 TXRH analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 66 / 100 for Texas Roadhouse, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); Texas Roadhouse, Inc. has 3 segments (93.8% in Texas Roadhouse).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Texas Roadhouse, Inc. has 4 across 3.
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%
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Texas Roadhouse
Casual dining steakhouse restaurants
United States (plus international via franchise)
Consumers
Restaurant operator & franchisor
93.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Booking Holdings Inc. strengths
Texas Roadhouse, 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
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. segments
Full profile >Texas Roadhouse
Competitive
Bubba's 33
Competitive
Other (Jaggers + retail initiatives)
Competitive
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