VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Thales S.A. vs SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Thales S.A.
HO · Euronext Paris
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
SSNC · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
Dive deeper into SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View SSNC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Thales S.A. leads (73 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Thales S.A. has 3 segments (53.3% in Defence); SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has 3 segments (82.3% in Software-enabled services).
- Moat breadth: Thales S.A. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Thales S.A.
Defence
Defense electronics, secure communications, and mission systems
Global
Government / defence ministries, armed forces, security forces
Prime contractor and system integrator; OEM of defence electronics
53.3%
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
Software-enabled services
Software-enabled outsourcing and subscription services for financial services and healthcare (fund administration, transfer agency, middle/back office BPO, managed IT)
Global
Financial services firms (asset/wealth managers, alternative managers, banks, insurers) and healthcare payers/administrators
Service provider / outsourcer (SaaS + BPO)
82.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Thales S.A. strengths
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Thales S.A. segments
Full profile >Defence
Oligopoly
Aerospace
Oligopoly
Cyber & Digital
Competitive
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. segments
Full profile >Software-enabled services
Oligopoly
License, maintenance and related
Oligopoly
Funds network connectivity (Calastone)
Oligopoly
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