VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Equifax Inc. vs PDD Holdings Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Equifax Inc.
EFX · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into Equifax Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View EFX analysisPDD Holdings Inc.
PDD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into PDD Holdings Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View PDD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Equifax Inc. leads (70 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
- Segment focus: Equifax Inc. has 3 segments (42.8% in Workforce Solutions); PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments.
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Equifax Inc. has 3 moat types across 3 domains; PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Equifax Inc.
Workforce Solutions
Income & employment verification and employer HR compliance services
Primarily U.S. (with smaller international offerings)
Employers, lenders, government agencies, and credentialed verifiers
Payroll-fed data & verification intermediary
42.8%
PDD Holdings Inc.
Pinduoduo China marketplace
China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)
China
Consumers & third-party merchants
Online marketplace platform
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Equifax Inc. strengths
PDD Holdings Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Equifax Inc. segments
Full profile >Workforce Solutions
Oligopoly
U.S. Information Solutions
Oligopoly
International
Competitive
PDD Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >Pinduoduo China marketplace
Oligopoly
Temu international marketplace
Competitive
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