VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

CME Group Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

CME Group Inc.

CME · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
81/ 100

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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$567.4B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
56/ 100

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: CME Group Inc. leads (81 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: CME Group Inc. has 3 segments (81.4% in Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: CME Group Inc. has 10 moat types across 5 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

CME Group Inc.

Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)

Market

Exchange-traded derivatives (futures and options) trading and central counterparty clearing; plus electronic cash markets matching (U.S. Treasuries/repo, spot FX) tied to CME platforms

Geography

Global (core U.S. footprint with international participation)

Customer

Institutional and professional traders; commercial hedgers; banks; broker-dealers; futures commission merchants (FCMs); asset managers; proprietary trading firms; governments and central banks

Role

Market operator (exchange/venue) + central counterparty clearing provider

Revenue share

81.4%

Oracle Corporation

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Market

Enterprise cloud infrastructure services (IaaS/PaaS, cloud database) plus related support

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & developers

Role

Cloud service provider (IaaS/PaaS)

Revenue share

42.9%

Side-by-side metrics

CME Group Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
CME - NASDAQ
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$567.4B
Sector
Financials
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
81 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Legal, Supply, Financial, Demand
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2025-12-30
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Switching Costs General

CME Group Inc. strengths

Two Sided NetworkClearing SettlementConcession LicenseScale Economies Unit CostBenchmark Pricing PowerIP Choke PointData Workflow LockinDe Facto StandardDistribution Control

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

CME Group Inc. segments

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Trading and Clearing (Derivatives + Cash Markets Platforms)

Oligopoly

81.4%

Market Data and Information Services

Monopoly

11.6%

Access, Connectivity and Other Exchange Services

Monopoly

7%

Oracle Corporation segments

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Applications cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

33.8%

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

42.9%

Cloud license and on-premise license

Oligopoly

9.1%

Hardware

Competitive

5.1%

Services

Competitive

9.1%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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