VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Copart, Inc. vs Equifax Inc.

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

Copart, Inc.

CPRT · The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$31.7B
Gross margin (TTM)45.5%
Operating margin (TTM)36.6%
Net margin (TTM)33.5%
SectorIndustrials
IndustrySpecialty Business Services
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
71/ 100

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

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Equifax Inc.

EFX · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$19.7B
Gross margin (TTM)44.7%
Operating margin (TTM)18.3%
Net margin (TTM)11.1%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConsulting Services
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
78/ 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: Equifax Inc. leads (78 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Copart, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Copart, Inc. has 2 segments (83% in United States); Equifax Inc. has 4 segments (36.7% in U.S. Information Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Copart, Inc. has 5 moat types across 5 domains; Equifax Inc. has 8 across 4.

Primary market context

Copart, Inc.

United States

Market

Online salvage & used vehicle remarketing services

Geography

United States

Customer

Vehicle sellers (insurance carriers, dealers, fleets) and vehicle buyers (dismantlers, rebuilders, dealers, exporters, consumers)

Role

Intermediary marketplace + ancillary services (transport, storage, title)

Revenue share

83%

Equifax Inc.

U.S. Information Solutions

Market

U.S. consumer and commercial credit information, mortgage credit, identity, fraud, analytics and financial marketing services

Geography

United States

Customer

Banks, mortgage lenders, auto lenders, credit card issuers, telecoms, utilities, merchants, resellers, and consumers

Role

Consumer reporting agency, credit-data supplier, decisioning workflow provider, fraud/identity data provider and mortgage-data distributor

Revenue share

36.7%

Side-by-side metrics

Copart, Inc.
Equifax Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
CPRT - The NASDAQ Global Select Market
EFX - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$31.7B
$19.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
45.5%
44.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
36.6%
18.3%
Net margin (TTM)
33.5%
11.1%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Consulting Services
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
United States
U.S. Information Solutions
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
25%-35% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
n/a
Moderate
Moat score
71 / 100
78 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Supply, Demand, Legal, Financial
Network, Legal, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-28
2026-05-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Two Sided NetworkData Workflow LockinCompliance Advantage

Copart, Inc. strengths

Service Field NetworkBenchmark Pricing Power

Equifax Inc. strengths

Data Network EffectsContractual ExclusivityTraining Org Change CostsDe Facto StandardGeographic Natural

Segment mix

Copart, Inc. segments

Full profile >

United States

Oligopoly

83%

International

Competitive

17%

Equifax Inc. segments

Full profile >

Workforce Verification Services

Quasi-Monopoly

34.7%

Workforce Employer Services

Competitive

6.8%

U.S. Information Solutions

Oligopoly

36.7%

International

Oligopoly

21.8%

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Curation & Accuracy

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