VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON
Stock Comparison
FedEx Corporation vs United Parcel Service, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
FedEx Corporation
FDX · 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 FDX analysisUnited Parcel Service, Inc.
UPS · 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 UPS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: FedEx Corporation leads (88 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for United Parcel Service, Inc.).
- Segment focus: FedEx Corporation has 2 segments (95.7% in Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)); United Parcel Service, Inc. has 3 segments (65.4% in U.S. Domestic Package).
- Moat breadth: FedEx Corporation has 3 moat types across 1 domains; United Parcel Service, Inc. has 2 across 1.
Primary market context
FedEx Corporation
Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)
Integrated parcel and express delivery (air-ground integrator model)
Global
Business and consumer shippers
Carrier / integrator
95.7%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
U.S. Domestic Package
U.S. small parcel and time-definite package delivery
United States
B2B and B2C shippers (including e-commerce)
Integrated parcel carrier (pickup, sort, linehaul, last-mile)
65.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
FedEx Corporation strengths
United Parcel Service, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
FedEx Corporation segments
Full profile >Federal Express (integrated parcel & express)
Oligopoly
Corporate, other, and eliminations (Dataworks, Office, Supply Chain)
Competitive
United Parcel Service, Inc. segments
Full profile >U.S. Domestic Package
Oligopoly
International Package
Oligopoly
Supply Chain Solutions
Competitive
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