VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Morningstar, Inc. vs PepsiCo, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Morningstar, Inc.
MORN · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MORN analysisPepsiCo, Inc.
PEP · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View PEP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: PepsiCo, Inc. leads (72 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Morningstar, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Morningstar, Inc. has 7 segments (34.6% in Morningstar Data and Analytics); PepsiCo, Inc. has 7 segments (27% in Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)).
- Moat breadth: Morningstar, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; PepsiCo, Inc. has 4 across 2.
Primary market context
Morningstar, Inc.
Morningstar Data and Analytics
Investment data, research, and analytics platforms
Global
34.6%
PepsiCo, Inc.
Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)
Branded convenient foods (salty snacks, dips and adjacent categories)
United States and Canada
Retailers, convenience stores, foodservice
Branded manufacturer + distributor (DSD/warehouse/distributor networks)
27%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Morningstar, Inc. strengths
PepsiCo, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Morningstar, Inc. segments
Full profile >Morningstar Data and Analytics
Oligopoly
PitchBook
Oligopoly
Morningstar Credit
Oligopoly
Morningstar Wealth
Competitive
Morningstar Retirement
Competitive
Morningstar Sustainalytics
Oligopoly
Morningstar Indexes
Oligopoly
PepsiCo, Inc. segments
Full profile >Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)
Oligopoly
Quaker Foods North America (QFNA)
Competitive
PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA)
Oligopoly
Latin America (LatAm)
Oligopoly
Europe
Oligopoly
Africa, Middle East and South Asia (AMESA)
Competitive
Asia Pacific, Australia & New Zealand and China Region (APAC)
Competitive
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