VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Stock Comparison

Global Payments Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

Global Payments Inc.

GPN · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$18.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorFinancials
Industry
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-10
Moat score
62/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$560.9B
Gross margin (TTM)70.7%
Operating margin (TTM)30.3%
Net margin (TTM)25.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
56/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Global Payments Inc. leads (62 / 100 vs 56 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Global Payments Inc. has 2 segments (76.1% in Merchant Solutions); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (42.9% in Infrastructure cloud services and license support).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: Global Payments Inc. has 6 moat types across 4 domains; Oracle Corporation has 7 across 3.

Primary market context

Global Payments Inc.

Merchant Solutions

Market

Merchant acquiring and integrated payments (card-present and e-commerce)

Geography

Global

Customer

Merchants (SMB to enterprise) and software platforms

Role

Acquirer and payment processor

Revenue share

76.1%

Oracle Corporation

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Market

Enterprise cloud infrastructure services (IaaS/PaaS, cloud database) plus related support

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & developers

Role

Cloud service provider (IaaS/PaaS)

Revenue share

42.9%

Side-by-side metrics

Global Payments Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
GPN - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$18.8B
$560.9B
Gross margin (TTM)
n/a
70.7%
Operating margin (TTM)
n/a
30.3%
Net margin (TTM)
n/a
25.3%
Sector
Financials
Technology
Industry
n/a
Software - Infrastructure
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Merchant Solutions
Infrastructure cloud services and license support
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
3% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
62 / 100
56 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply, Legal
Demand, Supply, Network
Last update
2026-01-10
2025-12-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Long Term ContractsSwitching Costs General

Global Payments Inc. strengths

Ecosystem ComplementsData Workflow LockinScale Economies Unit CostCompliance Advantage

Oracle Corporation strengths

Suite BundlingCapex Knowhow ScaleInteroperability HubKeystone ComponentTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Global Payments Inc. segments

Full profile >

Merchant Solutions

Competitive

76.1%

Issuer Solutions

Oligopoly

24.6%

Oracle Corporation segments

Full profile >

Applications cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

33.8%

Infrastructure cloud services and license support

Oligopoly

42.9%

Cloud license and on-premise license

Oligopoly

9.1%

Hardware

Competitive

5.1%

Services

Competitive

9.1%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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