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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)$10.2B
Gross margin (TTM)50.6%
Operating margin (TTM)28.3%
Net margin (TTM)21.5%
SectorFinancials
IndustryExchanges and financial data
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
85/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$77.6B
Gross margin (TTM)—
Operating margin (TTM)44.8%
Net margin (TTM)34.3%
SectorFinancials
IndustryExchanges and financial data
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
80/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: FactSet Research Systems Inc. leads (85 / 100 vs 80 / 100 for Moody's Corporation).
  • Segment focus: FactSet Research Systems Inc. has 3 segments (64.9% in Americas); Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.4% 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 3 moat types across 2 domains; Moody's Corporation has 2 across 2.

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

64.9%

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 and research provider

Revenue share

53.4%

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)
$10.2B
$77.6B
Gross margin (TTM)
50.6%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
28.3%
44.8%
Net margin (TTM)
21.5%
34.3%
Sector
Financials
Financials
Industry
Exchanges and financial data
Exchanges and financial data
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Americas
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
29.6% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,568
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
85 / 100
80 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network
Network, Demand
Last update
2026-09-05
2026-09-05

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

FactSet Research Systems Inc. strengths

Procurement InertiaStandards Registry

Moody's Corporation strengths

De Facto Standard

Segment mix

FactSet Research Systems Inc. segments

Full profile >

Americas

Oligopoly

64.9%

EMEA

Oligopoly

25%

Asia Pacific

Oligopoly

10.1%

Moody's Corporation segments

Full profile >

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.4%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.6%

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