VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Stock Comparison

Edenred SE vs Linde plc

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

Edenred SE

EDEN · Euronext Paris

Market cap (USD)$5.2B
SectorFinancials
CountryFR
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
67/ 100

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

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Linde plc

LIN · Nasdaq Stock Market

Market cap (USD)
SectorMaterials
CountryIE
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
72/ 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: Linde plc leads (72 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Edenred SE).
  • Segment focus: Edenred SE has 3 segments (65.2% in Benefits & Engagement); Linde plc has 4 segments (43.8% in Americas).
  • Moat breadth: Edenred SE has 7 moat types across 5 domains; Linde plc has 5 across 3.

Primary market context

Edenred SE

Benefits & Engagement

Market

Employee benefits and engagement solutions (meal vouchers, gift/incentives, engagement platforms)

Geography

Global

Customer

Employers / HR departments

Role

Issuer + payment network orchestrator (specific-purpose payments)

Revenue share

65.2%

Linde plc

Americas

Market

Industrial gases (Americas)

Geography

Americas

Customer

B2B + healthcare

Role

Producer, distributor, on-site plant owner/operator

Revenue share

43.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Edenred SE
Linde plc
Ticker / Exchange
EDEN - Euronext Paris
LIN - Nasdaq Stock Market
Market cap (USD)
$5.2B
n/a
Sector
Financials
Materials
HQ country
FR
IE
Primary segment
Benefits & Engagement
Americas
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
67 / 100
72 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Network, Financial, Demand, Supply
Demand, Supply, Legal
Last update
2025-12-28
2025-12-29

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Capex Knowhow Scale

Edenred SE strengths

Regulated Standards PipeTwo Sided NetworkFloat PrepaymentBrand TrustSwitching Costs GeneralSuite Bundling

Linde plc strengths

Long Term ContractsPhysical Network DensityScale Economies Unit CostIP Choke Point

Segment mix

Edenred SE segments

Full profile >

Benefits & Engagement

Oligopoly

65.2%

Mobility

Oligopoly

23.9%

Complementary Solutions

Competitive

10.8%

Linde plc segments

Full profile >

Americas

Oligopoly

43.8%

EMEA

Oligopoly

25.3%

APAC

Oligopoly

20.1%

Engineering

Competitive

7%

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Curation & Accuracy

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