VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Equifax Inc. vs United Parcel Service, Inc.

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

Equifax Inc.

EFX · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$19.7B
Gross margin (TTM)44.7%
Operating margin (TTM)18.3%
Net margin (TTM)11.1%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConsulting Services
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
78/ 100

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

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United Parcel Service, Inc.

UPS · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$90.7B
Gross margin (TTM)18.2%
Operating margin (TTM)8.6%
Net margin (TTM)5.9%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryIntegrated Freight & Logistics
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-29
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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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Equifax Inc. leads (78 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for United Parcel Service, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Equifax Inc. has 4 segments (36.7% in U.S. Information Solutions); United Parcel Service, Inc. has 3 segments (67.1% in U.S. Domestic Package).
  • Moat breadth: Equifax Inc. has 8 moat types across 4 domains; United Parcel Service, Inc. has 8 across 3.

Primary market context

Equifax Inc.

U.S. Information Solutions

Market

U.S. consumer and commercial credit information, mortgage credit, identity, fraud, analytics and financial marketing services

Geography

United States

Customer

Banks, mortgage lenders, auto lenders, credit card issuers, telecoms, utilities, merchants, resellers, and consumers

Role

Consumer reporting agency, credit-data supplier, decisioning workflow provider, fraud/identity data provider and mortgage-data distributor

Revenue share

36.7%

United Parcel Service, Inc.

U.S. Domestic Package

Market

U.S. small parcel and time-definite package delivery

Geography

United States

Customer

B2B and B2C shippers (including e-commerce)

Role

Integrated parcel carrier (pickup, sort, linehaul, last-mile)

Revenue share

67.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Equifax Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
EFX - New York Stock Exchange
UPS - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$19.7B
$90.7B
Gross margin (TTM)
44.7%
18.2%
Operating margin (TTM)
18.3%
8.6%
Net margin (TTM)
11.1%
5.9%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Consulting Services
Integrated Freight & Logistics
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
U.S. Information Solutions
U.S. Domestic Package
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
25%-35% (estimated)
29.7% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
2,320
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
78 / 100
67 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Legal, Demand, Supply
Supply, Financial, Demand
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-29

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

Equifax Inc. strengths

Data Network EffectsTwo Sided NetworkContractual ExclusivityCompliance AdvantageTraining Org Change CostsDe Facto StandardGeographic Natural

United Parcel Service, Inc. strengths

Physical Network DensityScale Economies Unit CostBenchmark Pricing PowerBrand TrustService Field NetworkOperational ExcellenceScope Economies

Segment mix

Equifax Inc. segments

Full profile >

Workforce Verification Services

Quasi-Monopoly

34.7%

Workforce Employer Services

Competitive

6.8%

U.S. Information Solutions

Oligopoly

36.7%

International

Oligopoly

21.8%

United Parcel Service, Inc. segments

Full profile >

U.S. Domestic Package

Oligopoly

67.1%

International Package

Oligopoly

21%

Supply Chain Solutions

Competitive

11.9%

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Curation & Accuracy

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