VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
FactSet Research Systems Inc. vs S&P Global Inc.
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
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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SPGI · 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 SPGI analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: S&P Global Inc. leads (78 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for FactSet Research Systems Inc.).
- Segment focus: FactSet Research Systems Inc. has 3 segments (65.3% in Americas); S&P Global Inc. has 5 segments (32% in S&P Global Market Intelligence).
- Moat breadth: FactSet Research Systems Inc. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; S&P Global Inc. has 9 across 5.
Primary market context
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Americas
Americas financial market data, analytics, workstations and enterprise data solutions
North, Central and South America
Institutional asset managers, wealth managers, bankers, asset owners, hedge funds, private equity, corporate users and market-infrastructure partners
Subscription data, analytics, workstation, portfolio, enterprise data, API and identifier provider
65.3%
S&P Global Inc.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Financial market data, analytics, and workflow tools for institutions
Global
B2B (institutional investors, banks, insurers, corporates)
Data/analytics and workflow software provider
32%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
FactSet Research Systems Inc. strengths
S&P Global Inc. strengths
Segment mix
FactSet Research Systems Inc. segments
Full profile >Americas
Oligopoly
EMEA
Oligopoly
Asia Pacific
Oligopoly
S&P Global Inc. segments
Full profile >S&P Global Market Intelligence
Oligopoly
S&P Global Ratings
Oligopoly
S&P Global Energy
Oligopoly
S&P Global Mobility
Competitive
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Oligopoly
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