VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. vs Workday, Inc.

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

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

JKHY · Nasdaq

Market cap (USD)$11.5B
Gross margin (TTM)43.8%
Operating margin (TTM)25.9%
Net margin (TTM)20.6%
SectorTechnology
IndustryInformation Technology Services
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
59/ 100

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

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Workday, Inc.

WDAY · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)6.7%
Net margin (TTM)7%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
71/ 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: Workday, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. has 3 segments (36.8% in Payments); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Payments

Market

Payment processing and transaction services for financial institutions (card, ACH, bill pay, faster payments, settlement support)

Geography

United States

Customer

Banks, credit unions, and their accountholders; businesses via FI clients

Role

Processor and settlement/risk services provider

Revenue share

36.8%

Workday, Inc.

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Market

Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)

Geography

Global

Customer

Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)

Role

SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider

Revenue share

91.4%

Side-by-side metrics

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Workday, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
JKHY - Nasdaq
WDAY - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$11.5B
$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
43.8%
75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)
25.9%
6.7%
Net margin (TTM)
20.6%
7%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Payments
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
59 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Legal, Supply
Demand, Network
Last update
2025-12-25
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite BundlingData Workflow Lockin

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. strengths

Long Term ContractsSwitching Costs GeneralCompliance AdvantageScale Economies Unit CostBrand Trust

Workday, Inc. strengths

Training Org Change CostsEcosystem ComplementsWorkday implementation expertise

Segment mix

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. segments

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Core

Oligopoly

31.1%

Payments

Competitive

36.8%

Complementary

Competitive

28.4%

Workday, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Oligopoly

91.4%

Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)

Competitive

8.6%

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