VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Bureau Veritas S.A. vs Equifax Inc.

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

Bureau Veritas S.A.

BVI · Euronext Paris

Market cap (USD)$13.4B
Gross margin (TTM)17.9%
Operating margin (TTM)11.5%
Net margin (TTM)9%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConsulting Services
CountryFR
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
66/ 100

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

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Equifax Inc.

EFX · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$19.7B
Gross margin (TTM)44.7%
Operating margin (TTM)18.3%
Net margin (TTM)11.1%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConsulting Services
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
78/ 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: Equifax Inc. leads (78 / 100 vs 66 / 100 for Bureau Veritas S.A.).
  • Segment focus: Bureau Veritas S.A. has 6 segments (29.3% in Buildings & Infrastructure); Equifax Inc. has 4 segments (36.7% in U.S. Information Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Bureau Veritas S.A. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Equifax Inc. has 8 across 4.

Primary market context

Bureau Veritas S.A.

Buildings & Infrastructure

Market

Construction, buildings and infrastructure inspection/testing and project assurance

Geography

Global

Customer

Developers, contractors, infrastructure operators, public authorities

Role

Third-party testing/inspection and compliance verification across project lifecycle

Revenue share

29.3%

Equifax Inc.

U.S. Information Solutions

Market

U.S. consumer and commercial credit information, mortgage credit, identity, fraud, analytics and financial marketing services

Geography

United States

Customer

Banks, mortgage lenders, auto lenders, credit card issuers, telecoms, utilities, merchants, resellers, and consumers

Role

Consumer reporting agency, credit-data supplier, decisioning workflow provider, fraud/identity data provider and mortgage-data distributor

Revenue share

36.7%

Side-by-side metrics

Bureau Veritas S.A.
Equifax Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
BVI - Euronext Paris
EFX - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$13.4B
$19.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
17.9%
44.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.5%
18.3%
Net margin (TTM)
9%
11.1%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Consulting Services
Consulting Services
HQ country
FR
US
Primary segment
Buildings & Infrastructure
U.S. Information Solutions
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
25%-35% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
66 / 100
78 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Supply, Demand
Network, Legal, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-28
2026-05-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

Bureau Veritas S.A. strengths

Regulated Standards PipeService Field NetworkProcurement InertiaOperational ExcellenceSwitching Costs GeneralCapex Knowhow Scale

Equifax Inc. strengths

Data Network EffectsTwo Sided NetworkContractual ExclusivityCompliance AdvantageTraining Org Change CostsDe Facto StandardData Workflow LockinGeographic Natural

Segment mix

Bureau Veritas S.A. segments

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Marine & Offshore

Oligopoly

8.1%

Agri-Food & Commodities

Competitive

20.3%

Industry

Competitive

21.1%

Buildings & Infrastructure

Competitive

29.3%

Certification

Competitive

8.4%

Consumer Products Services

Competitive

12.8%

Equifax Inc. segments

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Workforce Verification Services

Quasi-Monopoly

34.7%

Workforce Employer Services

Competitive

6.8%

U.S. Information Solutions

Oligopoly

36.7%

International

Oligopoly

21.8%

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