VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. vs Thales S.A.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CRWD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View CRWD analysisThales S.A.
HO · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 73 / 100 for Thales S.A.).
- Segment focus: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in Falcon Platform Subscriptions); Thales S.A. has 3 segments (53.3% in Defence).
- Moat breadth: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Thales S.A. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Cloud-native endpoint, workload and identity protection / XDR cybersecurity platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations (end-users via direct sales and channel partners)
SaaS cybersecurity platform vendor
95.1%
Thales S.A.
Defence
Defense electronics, secure communications, and mission systems
Global
Government / defence ministries, armed forces, security forces
Prime contractor and system integrator; OEM of defence electronics
53.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. strengths
Thales S.A. strengths
Segment mix
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. segments
Full profile >Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Oligopoly
Professional Services (Incident Response & Proactive Services)
Competitive
Thales S.A. segments
Full profile >Defence
Oligopoly
Aerospace
Oligopoly
Cyber & Digital
Competitive
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