VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Fiserv, Inc. vs Visa Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Fiserv, Inc.
FISV · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View FISV analysisVisa Inc.
V · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Visa Inc. leads (99 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Fiserv, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Fiserv, Inc. has 2 segments (50.8% in Merchant); Visa Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Payment Services).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Fiserv, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Visa Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Fiserv, Inc.
Merchant
Merchant acquiring and commerce enablement (SMB + enterprise omnichannel payments, POS, gateway/orchestration, and related software)
Global
Merchants (SMB and enterprise), plus channel partners (ISVs/ISOs/financial institutions) that serve or refer merchants
Merchant acquirer / payment processor / commerce and POS platform provider
50.8%
Visa Inc.
Payment Services
Global general-purpose card payment networks and digital payment processing
Global, with fiscal 1H26 net revenue approximately 38% U.S. and 62% international
Issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs, businesses, governments and consumers
Four-party payment network, authorization, clearing, settlement, tokenization, risk, data and value-added services provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Fiserv, Inc. strengths
Visa Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Fiserv, Inc. segments
Full profile >Merchant
Oligopoly
Financial
Oligopoly
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Payment Services
Oligopoly
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