VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. vs Visa Inc.

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

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

LPLA · Nasdaq

Market cap (USD)$29.9B
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
79/ 100

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

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Visa Inc.

V · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$677.5B
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
77/ 100

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

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Side-by-side metrics

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Visa Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
LPLA - Nasdaq
V - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$29.9B
$677.5B
Sector
Financials
Financials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Advisor Platform
Data processing revenue
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-25% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
n/a
Moat score
79 / 100
77 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal, Network
Network, Demand, Supply, Legal
Last update
2025-12-26
2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite BundlingCompliance AdvantageTwo Sided Network

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostOperational ExcellenceSwitching Costs General

Visa Inc. strengths

Brand TrustClearing SettlementCapex Knowhow ScaleData Workflow Lockin

Segment mix

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. segments

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Advisor Platform

Oligopoly

100%

Visa Inc. segments

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Service revenue

Oligopoly

31.5%

Data processing revenue

Oligopoly

35.9%

International transaction revenue

Oligopoly

25.4%

Other revenue

Competitive

7.3%

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