★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Stock Comparison
Moody's Corporation vs S&P Global Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Moody's Corporation
MCO · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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SPGI · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View SPGI analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: S&P Global Inc. leads (82 / 100 vs 80 / 100 for Moody's Corporation).
- Segment focus: Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (56.6% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)); S&P Global Inc. has 4 segments (35.9% in S&P Global Ratings).
- Moat breadth: Moody's Corporation has 2 moat types across 2 domains; S&P Global Inc. has 3 across 3.
Primary market context
Moody's Corporation
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Credit ratings and ratings-related research
Global
Issuers, investors, regulators
Credit rating agency / research provider
56.6%
S&P Global Inc.
S&P Global Ratings
Credit ratings and related research/analytics for debt capital markets
Global
B2B (issuers, investors, intermediaries)
Independent credit risk opinion / rating agency
35.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Moody's Corporation strengths
No unique moat types yet.
S&P Global Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Moody's Corporation segments
Full profile >Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Oligopoly
Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)
Competitive
S&P Global Inc. segments
Full profile >S&P Global Market Intelligence
Oligopoly
S&P Global Ratings
Oligopoly
S&P Global Energy
Oligopoly
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Oligopoly
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