VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Dassault Systemes SE vs Guidewire Software, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Dassault Systemes SE
DSY · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View DSY analysisGuidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE · 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 GWRE analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Dassault Systemes SE leads (72 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Guidewire Software, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Dassault Systemes SE has 3 segments (55% in Industrial Innovation); Guidewire Software, Inc. has 2 segments (81.8% in Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Dassault Systemes SE has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Guidewire Software, Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Dassault Systemes SE
Industrial Innovation
Enterprise PLM, CAD/CAE, and digital manufacturing software for discrete industries
Global
Large enterprises and Tier-1 suppliers
Software platform vendor
55%
Guidewire Software, Inc.
Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Property & casualty insurance core systems platforms (policy administration, claims, billing) with cloud delivery
Global
Property & casualty insurers (global carriers to regional/local providers)
Vertical enterprise application vendor / cloud platform operator
81.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Dassault Systemes SE strengths
Guidewire Software, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Dassault Systemes SE segments
Full profile >Industrial Innovation
Oligopoly
Mainstream Innovation
Oligopoly
Life Sciences
Oligopoly
Guidewire Software, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Oligopoly
Professional services (implementation, cloud migration, integration)
Competitive
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