VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Stock Comparison

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. vs PDD Holdings Inc.

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

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

HLT · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$66.8B
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-01
Moat score
72/ 100

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

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PDD Holdings Inc.

PDD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$161.7B
SectorConsumer
CountryKY
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
44/ 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: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. leads (72 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (72.7% in Management and Franchise); PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments.
  • Moat breadth: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 3 domains; PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 across 4.

Primary market context

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Management and Franchise

Market

Hotel management, franchising and brand licensing

Geography

Global

Customer

Third-party hotel owners / franchisees and strategic partners

Role

Franchisor / manager / IP licensor

Revenue share

72.7%

PDD Holdings Inc.

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Market

China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)

Geography

China

Customer

Consumers & third-party merchants

Role

Online marketplace platform

Side-by-side metrics

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
PDD Holdings Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
HLT - New York Stock Exchange
PDD - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$66.8B
$161.7B
Sector
Consumer
Consumer
HQ country
US
KY
Primary segment
Management and Franchise
Pinduoduo China marketplace
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
13%-15% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
1,350
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
72 / 100
44 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply
Network, Supply, Financial, Legal
Last update
2026-01-01
2025-12-29

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Two Sided NetworkScale Economies Unit Cost

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. strengths

Long Term ContractsBrand TrustEcosystem Complements

PDD Holdings Inc. strengths

Float PrepaymentCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. segments

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Management and Franchise

Oligopoly

72.7%

Ownership

Competitive

27.3%

PDD Holdings Inc. segments

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Pinduoduo China marketplace

Oligopoly

n/a

Temu international marketplace

Competitive

n/a

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