VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

Costco Wholesale Corporation vs Yum China Holdings, Inc.

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

Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$379.8B
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
80/ 100

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

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Yum China Holdings, Inc.

YUMC · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
75/ 100

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

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Side-by-side metrics

Costco Wholesale Corporation
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
COST - Nasdaq Global Select Market
YUMC - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$379.8B
n/a
Sector
Consumer
Consumer
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Warehouse club retail
KFC
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
80 / 100
75 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Financial, Demand
Legal, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-21
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Operational ExcellenceBrand TrustHabit Default

Costco Wholesale Corporation strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostNegative Working CapitalFloat Prepayment

Yum China Holdings, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityPhysical Network DensitySupply Chain ControlScope Economies

Segment mix

Costco Wholesale Corporation segments

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Warehouse club retail

Oligopoly

98.1%

Membership fees (subscription)

Oligopoly

1.9%

Yum China Holdings, Inc. segments

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KFC

Oligopoly

75.3%

Pizza Hut

Competitive

20%

All Other Segments (Emerging brands, delivery & e-commerce)

Competitive

1.6%

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