VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Stock Comparison

Microsoft Corporation vs Workday, Inc.

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

Microsoft Corporation

MSFT · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$2.9T
Gross margin (TTM)68.6%
Operating margin (TTM)46.7%
Net margin (TTM)39%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
84/ 100

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

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Workday, Inc.

WDAY · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)6.7%
Net margin (TTM)7%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-23
Moat score
71/ 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: Microsoft Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Workday, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Microsoft Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Microsoft Corporation

Productivity and Business Processes

Market

Enterprise productivity & collaboration suites, business applications, and professional network platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises, SMBs, consumers, recruiters/advertisers

Role

SaaS platform + professional network

Revenue share

42.9%

Workday, Inc.

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Market

Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)

Geography

Global

Customer

Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)

Role

SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider

Revenue share

91.4%

Side-by-side metrics

Microsoft Corporation
Workday, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
MSFT - Nasdaq Global Select Market
WDAY - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$2.9T
$36.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
68.6%
75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)
46.7%
6.7%
Net margin (TTM)
39%
7%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Productivity and Business Processes
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Moderate
Moat score
84 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network, Supply, Legal
Demand, Network
Last update
2025-12-21
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite BundlingData Workflow LockinEcosystem Complements

Microsoft Corporation strengths

Long Term ContractsTwo Sided NetworkCapex Knowhow ScaleOperational ExcellenceDefault OS GatewayContent Rights Currency

Workday, Inc. strengths

Training Org Change CostsWorkday implementation expertise

Segment mix

Microsoft Corporation segments

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Productivity and Business Processes

Oligopoly

42.9%

Intelligent Cloud

Oligopoly

37.7%

More Personal Computing

Quasi-Monopoly

19.4%

Workday, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)

Oligopoly

91.4%

Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)

Competitive

8.6%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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