VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Moody's Corporation vs Verisk Analytics, 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

Market cap (USD)
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
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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Verisk Analytics, Inc.

VRSK · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$31.3B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
87/ 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: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 79 / 100 for Moody's Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
  • Moat breadth: Moody's Corporation has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

Moody's Corporation

Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Market

Credit ratings and ratings-related research

Geography

Global

Customer

Issuers, investors, regulators

Role

Credit rating agency / research provider

Revenue share

53.5%

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Underwriting Solutions

Market

Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)

Geography

Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)

Customer

P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)

Role

Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider

Revenue share

70.2%

Side-by-side metrics

Moody's Corporation
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
MCO - New York Stock Exchange
VRSK - NASDAQ Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$31.3B
Sector
Financials
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Underwriting Solutions
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
29%-32% (estimated)
n/a
HHI estimate
3,568
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Strong
Moat score
79 / 100
87 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Network, Demand, Supply
Network, Legal, Demand
Last update
2025-12-21
2025-12-30

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

De Facto StandardData Workflow Lockin

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeBrand TrustScope Economies

Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths

Compliance AdvantageEcosystem ComplementsFormat Lock InData Network Effects

Segment mix

Moody's Corporation segments

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Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.5%

Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Underwriting Solutions

Oligopoly

70.2%

Claims Solutions

Oligopoly

29.8%

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Curation & Accuracy

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