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Fair Isaac Corporation vs Microsoft Corporation

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

Fair Isaac Corporation

FICO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$15.6B
Gross margin (TTM)86.1%
Operating margin (TTM)49.9%
Net margin (TTM)32.9%
SectorTechnology
IndustryApplication software
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
82/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Microsoft Corporation

MSFT · The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$4T
Gross margin (TTM)67.7%
Operating margin (TTM)47.1%
Net margin (TTM)41.2%
SectorTechnology
IndustryInfrastructure software
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
95/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Microsoft Corporation leads (95 / 100 vs 82 / 100 for Fair Isaac Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Fair Isaac Corporation has 2 segments (65.2% in Scores); Microsoft Corporation has 2 segments (80.8% in Agents and Infra).
  • Moat breadth: Fair Isaac Corporation has 3 moat types across 2 domains; Microsoft Corporation has 8 across 4.

Primary market context

Fair Isaac Corporation

Scores

Market

Consumer credit scoring and related predictive scores used in lending decisions

Geography

Primarily United States; also international

Customer

Lenders (mortgage, credit card, auto, etc.), consumer reporting agencies, and consumers (B2C)

Role

Score model developer/licensor; distribution via consumer reporting agencies and direct-to-consumer channels

Revenue share

65.2%

Microsoft Corporation

Agents and Infra

Market

Cloud infrastructure, commercial and consumer productivity and AI applications, developer tools, business solutions and server licensing

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises, governments, developers, households and individual productivity subscribers

Role

Integrated application, model and infrastructure platform

Revenue share

80.8%

Side-by-side metrics

Fair Isaac Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
FICO - New York Stock Exchange
MSFT - The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$15.6B
$4T
Gross margin (TTM)
86.1%
67.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
49.9%
47.1%
Net margin (TTM)
32.9%
41.2%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Application software
Infrastructure software
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Scores
Agents and Infra
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Strong
Moat score
82 / 100
95 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand
Demand, Network, Supply, Legal
Last update
2026-09-05
2026-09-05

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

Fair Isaac Corporation strengths

De Facto StandardFormat Lock In

Microsoft Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingLong Term ContractsTwo Sided NetworkCapex Knowhow ScaleEcosystem ComplementsDefault OS GatewayContent Rights Currency

Segment mix

Fair Isaac Corporation segments

Full profile >

Scores

Oligopoly

65.2%

Software

Competitive

34.8%

Microsoft Corporation segments

Full profile >

Agents and Infra

Oligopoly

80.8%

Devices and Consumer

Competitive

19.2%

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