VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Stock Comparison

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. vs Workday, Inc.

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

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

SSNC · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$21.2B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorTechnology
Industry
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-11
Moat score
68/ 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)$55.3B
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: Workday, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has 3 segments (82.3% in Software-enabled services); Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
  • Moat breadth: SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

Software-enabled services

Market

Software-enabled outsourcing and subscription services for financial services and healthcare (fund administration, transfer agency, middle/back office BPO, managed IT)

Geography

Global

Customer

Financial services firms (asset/wealth managers, alternative managers, banks, insurers) and healthcare payers/administrators

Role

Service provider / outsourcer (SaaS + BPO)

Revenue share

82.3%

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

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
Workday, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
SSNC - NASDAQ
WDAY - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$21.2B
$55.3B
Gross margin (TTM)
n/a
75.6%
Operating margin (TTM)
n/a
6.7%
Net margin (TTM)
n/a
7%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
n/a
Software - Application
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Software-enabled services
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
68 / 100
71 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Legal, Network
Demand, Network
Last update
2026-01-11
2025-12-23

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow LockinSuite Bundling

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostCompliance AdvantageLong Term ContractsTwo Sided NetworkInteroperability Hub

Workday, Inc. strengths

Training Org Change CostsEcosystem ComplementsWorkday implementation expertise

Segment mix

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. segments

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Software-enabled services

Oligopoly

82.3%

License, maintenance and related

Oligopoly

17.7%

Funds network connectivity (Calastone)

Oligopoly

n/a

Workday, Inc. segments

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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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