VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

FactSet Research Systems Inc. vs Moody's Corporation

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

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

FDS · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$8.5B
Gross margin (TTM)51.9%
Operating margin (TTM)31.2%
Net margin (TTM)24.5%
SectorFinancials
IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
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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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$78.6B
Gross margin (TTM)69.7%
Operating margin (TTM)44.2%
Net margin (TTM)31.7%
SectorFinancials
IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges
CountryUS
Data as of2026-05-27
Moat score
80/ 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: Moody's Corporation leads (80 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for FactSet Research Systems Inc.).
  • Segment focus: FactSet Research Systems Inc. has 3 segments (65.3% in Americas); Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (55.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: FactSet Research Systems Inc. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; Moody's Corporation has 5 across 4.

Primary market context

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Americas

Market

Americas financial market data, analytics, workstations and enterprise data solutions

Geography

North, Central and South America

Customer

Institutional asset managers, wealth managers, bankers, asset owners, hedge funds, private equity, corporate users and market-infrastructure partners

Role

Subscription data, analytics, workstation, portfolio, enterprise data, API and identifier provider

Revenue share

65.3%

Moody's Corporation

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market

Credit ratings and ratings-related research

Geography

Global

Customer

Issuers, investors, regulators

Role

Credit rating agency / research provider

Revenue share

55.5%

Side-by-side metrics

FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Moody's Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
FDS - New York Stock Exchange
MCO - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$8.5B
$78.6B
Gross margin (TTM)
51.9%
69.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
31.2%
44.2%
Net margin (TTM)
24.5%
31.7%
Sector
Financials
Financials
Industry
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Americas
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
5.5%-6.5% (implied)
29%-32% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,568
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
72 / 100
80 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network, Supply
Legal, Network, Demand, Supply
Last update
2026-05-27
2026-05-27

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

FactSet Research Systems Inc. strengths

Procurement InertiaStandards RegistryInteroperability HubOperational Excellence

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeDe Facto StandardBrand TrustScope Economies

Segment mix

FactSet Research Systems Inc. segments

Full profile >

Americas

Oligopoly

65.3%

EMEA

Oligopoly

24.5%

Asia Pacific

Oligopoly

10.2%

Moody's Corporation segments

Full profile >

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

55.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

44.5%

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Curation & Accuracy

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