VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Thomson Reuters Corporation vs Union Pacific Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Thomson Reuters Corporation
TRI · Toronto 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 TRI analysisUnion Pacific Corporation
UNP · 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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- Moat score gap: Thomson Reuters Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Union Pacific Corporation).
- Segment focus: Thomson Reuters Corporation has 5 segments (40.1% in Legal Professionals); Union Pacific Corporation has 4 segments (34.8% in Industrial).
- Primary market structure: Duopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Thomson Reuters Corporation has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Union Pacific Corporation has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Thomson Reuters Corporation
Legal Professionals
Legal research and legal workflow software
Global
Law firms, corporate legal departments, and governments
Subscription software + proprietary legal content
40.1%
Union Pacific Corporation
Industrial
Rail freight transportation for industrial commodities (chemicals and plastics, metals and minerals, forest products, energy and specialized markets)
U.S. western two-thirds with interchange to other railroads; cross-border corridors to Mexico and Canada
Chemical producers, refiners, plastics manufacturers, construction and material suppliers, metals and mining, industrial shippers
Class I rail carrier / linehaul freight transport
34.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Thomson Reuters Corporation strengths
Union Pacific Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Thomson Reuters Corporation segments
Full profile >Legal Professionals
Duopoly
Corporates
Oligopoly
Tax & Accounting Professionals
Oligopoly
Reuters News
Oligopoly
Global Print
Competitive
Union Pacific Corporation segments
Full profile >Bulk
Oligopoly
Industrial
Oligopoly
Premium
Oligopoly
Other subsidiary, accessorial and other revenues
Competitive
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