VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Equifax Inc. vs Verisk Analytics, 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.
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View EFX analysisVerisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View VRSK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 70 / 100 for Equifax Inc.).
- Segment focus: Equifax Inc. has 3 segments (42.8% in Workforce Solutions); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
- Moat breadth: Equifax Inc. has 3 moat types across 3 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.
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%
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Underwriting Solutions
Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)
Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)
P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)
Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider
70.2%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Equifax Inc. strengths
No unique moat types yet.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Equifax Inc. segments
Full profile >Workforce Solutions
Oligopoly
U.S. Information Solutions
Oligopoly
International
Competitive
Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments
Full profile >Underwriting Solutions
Oligopoly
Claims Solutions
Oligopoly
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