VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Global Payments Inc. vs Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Global Payments Inc.
GPN · 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 GPN analysisTyler Technologies, Inc.
TYL · 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 TYL analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Tyler Technologies, Inc. leads (66 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for Global Payments Inc.).
- Segment focus: Global Payments Inc. has 2 segments (76.1% in Merchant Solutions); Tyler Technologies, Inc. has 2 segments (70.7% in Enterprise Software).
- Moat breadth: Global Payments Inc. has 6 moat types across 4 domains; Tyler Technologies, Inc. has 7 across 2.
Primary market context
Global Payments Inc.
Merchant Solutions
Merchant acquiring and integrated payments (card-present and e-commerce)
Global
Merchants (SMB to enterprise) and software platforms
Acquirer and payment processor
76.1%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Enterprise Software
Public sector enterprise application software for mission-critical back-office functions (ERP/public administration, courts & justice, public safety, education, property & recording)
Primarily United States; also Canada and other international locations
Government agencies and other public entities (state/local/federal), school districts
Vertical software vendor + implementation/services
70.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Global Payments Inc. strengths
Tyler Technologies, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Global Payments Inc. segments
Full profile >Merchant Solutions
Competitive
Issuer Solutions
Oligopoly
Tyler Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Enterprise Software
Competitive
Platform Technologies
Competitive
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