VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. vs Moody's Corporation

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

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

CRWD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$113.8B
Gross margin (TTM)74.3%
Operating margin (TTM)-7.9%
Net margin (TTM)-6.9%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-05
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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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$94.7B
Gross margin (TTM)67.5%
Operating margin (TTM)43.5%
Net margin (TTM)29.9%
SectorFinancials
IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
79/ 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: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 79 / 100 for Moody's Corporation).
  • Segment focus: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in Falcon Platform Subscriptions); Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Moody's Corporation has 5 across 4.

Primary market context

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Falcon Platform Subscriptions

Market

Cloud-native endpoint, workload and identity protection / XDR cybersecurity platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations (end-users via direct sales and channel partners)

Role

SaaS cybersecurity platform vendor

Revenue share

95.1%

Moody's Corporation

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market

Credit ratings and ratings-related research

Geography

Global

Customer

Issuers, investors, regulators

Role

Credit rating agency / research provider

Revenue share

53.5%

Side-by-side metrics

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Moody's Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
CRWD - NASDAQ
MCO - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$113.8B
$94.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
74.3%
67.5%
Operating margin (TTM)
-7.9%
43.5%
Net margin (TTM)
-6.9%
29.9%
Sector
Technology
Financials
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
17.7% (reported)
29%-32% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,568
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
80 / 100
79 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand
Legal, Network, Demand, Supply
Last update
2026-01-05
2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. strengths

Data Network EffectsEcosystem ComplementsSuite BundlingSwitching Costs GeneralReputation Reviews

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeDe Facto StandardBrand TrustData Workflow LockinScope Economies

Segment mix

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Falcon Platform Subscriptions

Oligopoly

95.1%

Professional Services (Incident Response & Proactive Services)

Competitive

4.9%

Moody's Corporation segments

Full profile >

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.5%

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