VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Blackstone Inc. vs Moody's Corporation

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

Blackstone Inc.

BX · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)—

Gross margin (TTM)—

Operating margin (TTM)—

Net margin (TTM)—

SectorFinancials

Industry—

CountryUS

Data as of2026-01-12

Moat score

61/ 100

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

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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$95.6B

Gross margin (TTM)67.5%

Operating margin (TTM)43.5%

Net margin (TTM)29.9%

SectorFinancials

IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges

CountryUS

Data as of2025-12-21

Moat score

79/ 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: Moody's Corporation leads (79 / 100 vs 61 / 100 for Blackstone Inc.).
Segment focus: Blackstone Inc. has 4 segments; Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)).
Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Strong.
Moat breadth: Blackstone Inc. has 8 moat types across 2 domains; Moody's Corporation has 5 across 4.

Primary market context

Blackstone Inc.

Real Estate

Market

Private real estate investment management (opportunistic, core/core+, real estate debt, and perpetual/private-wealth real estate vehicles)

Geography

Global

Customer

Institutional investors and individual investors (via private wealth channels)

Role

Alternative asset manager / GP / investment adviser

Moody's Corporation

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market

Credit ratings and ratings-related research

Geography

Global

Customer

Issuers, investors, regulators

Role

Credit rating agency / research provider

Revenue share

53.5%

Side-by-side metrics

Blackstone Inc.

Moody's Corporation

Ticker / Exchange

BX - New York Stock Exchange

MCO - New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)

n/a

$95.6B

Gross margin (TTM)

n/a

67.5%

Operating margin (TTM)

n/a

43.5%

Net margin (TTM)

n/a

29.9%

Sector

Financials

Industry

n/a

Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges

HQ country

Primary segment

Real Estate

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market structure

Oligopoly

Market share

n/a

29%-32% (estimated)

HHI estimate

n/a

3,568

Pricing power

n/a

Strong

Moat score

61 / 100

79 / 100

Moat domains

Supply, Demand

Legal, Network, Demand, Supply

Last update

2026-01-12

2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Brand TrustScope Economies

Blackstone Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostLong Term ContractsDistribution ControlOperational ExcellencePreferential Input AccessSuite Bundling

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeDe Facto StandardData Workflow Lockin

Segment mix

Blackstone Inc. segments

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Real Estate

Oligopoly

n/a

Private Equity

Oligopoly

n/a

Credit & Insurance

Oligopoly

n/a

Multi-Asset Investing

Oligopoly

n/a

Moody's Corporation segments

Full profile >

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.5%

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Curation & Accuracy

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