VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
CP · New York 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 CP analysisVeriSign, Inc.
VRSN · 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 VRSN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: VeriSign, Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited).
- Segment focus: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has 4 segments (46% in Merchandise Freight); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has 4 moat types across 2 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Merchandise Freight
North American carload rail freight (industrial and consumer commodities)
Canada, United States, Mexico
Industrial shippers and manufacturers across multiple commodity groups
Rail carrier + logistics/transload provider
46%
VeriSign, Inc.
Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Registry operator services for .com and .net top-level domains (domain registrations + authoritative DNS resolution)
Global
ICANN-accredited domain registrars (wholesale) and, indirectly, registrants
Registry operator / DNS infrastructure provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited segments
Full profile >Bulk Freight
Oligopoly
Merchandise Freight
Oligopoly
Intermodal Freight
Competitive
Non-freight and Other
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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