VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. vs Yum China Holdings, 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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Yum China Holdings, Inc.

YUMC · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
75/ 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.
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
LPLA - Nasdaq
YUMC - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$29.9B
n/a
Sector
Financials
Consumer
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Advisor Platform
KFC
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-25% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
79 / 100
75 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal, Network
Legal, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-26
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Operational Excellence

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostSuite BundlingCompliance AdvantageTwo Sided NetworkSwitching Costs General

Yum China Holdings, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityBrand TrustPhysical Network DensitySupply Chain ControlHabit DefaultScope Economies

Segment mix

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. segments

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Advisor Platform

Oligopoly

100%

Yum China Holdings, Inc. segments

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KFC

Oligopoly

75.3%

Pizza Hut

Competitive

20%

All Other Segments (Emerging brands, delivery & e-commerce)

Competitive

1.6%

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