VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Canadian National Railway Company vs Meta Platforms, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Canadian National Railway Company
CNR · Toronto Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CNR analysisMeta Platforms, Inc.
META · 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 META analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Canadian National Railway Company leads (97 / 100 vs 94 / 100 for Meta Platforms, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Canadian National Railway Company has 2 segments (96.2% in Rail freight transportation network); Meta Platforms, Inc. has 2 segments (98.7% in Family of Apps (FoA)).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Canadian National Railway Company has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Meta Platforms, Inc. has 6 across 2.
Primary market context
Canadian National Railway Company
Rail freight transportation network
Canadian Class I freight rail transportation
Canada (with U.S. cross-border corridors)
Industrial shippers, intermodal customers, and auto supply chains
Line-haul freight railway (Class I)
96.2%
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Family of Apps (FoA)
Global social media platforms & social media advertising
Global
Consumers and advertisers
Two-sided platform (attention + ad auction)
98.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Canadian National Railway Company strengths
Meta Platforms, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Canadian National Railway Company segments
Full profile >Rail freight transportation network
Duopoly
Non-rail logistics and ancillary services
Competitive
Meta Platforms, Inc. segments
Full profile >Family of Apps (FoA)
Oligopoly
Reality Labs (RL)
Quasi-Monopoly
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