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TROW (T. Rowe Price Group) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 20, 2025)


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What is T. Rowe Price Group Moat Score?

T. Rowe Price Group has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

T. Rowe Price Group has Wide Moat: T. Rowe Price has a wide moat due to its strong brand, significant customer loyalty, and robust distribution network. The company benefits from economies of scale and superior pricing power in the asset management industry, providing durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes T. Rowe Price Group might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.


Competitive Comparison of T. Rowe Price Group's Moat Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, T. Rowe Price Group's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


T. Rowe Price Group's Moat Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, T. Rowe Price Group's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where T. Rowe Price Group's Moat Score falls into.


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T. Rowe Price Group  (NAS:TROW) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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T. Rowe Price Group Business Description

Address
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21202
T. Rowe Price provides asset-management services for individual and institutional investors. It offers a broad range of no-load US and international stock, hybrid, bond, and money market funds. At the end of April 2025, the firm had $1.563 trillion in managed assets, composed of equity (49%), balanced (35%), fixed-income and money market (13%), and alternative (3%) offerings. Approximately two thirds of managed assets are held in retirement-based accounts, which provides T. Rowe Price with a somewhat stickier client base than most of its peers. The firm also manages private accounts, provides retirement planning advice, and offers discount brokerage and trust services. The company is primarily a US-based asset manager, deriving less than 10% of its AUM from overseas.
Executives
Jessica M Hiebler officer: Principal Accounting Officer 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Robert F. Maclellan director 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Thomson Andrew Justin Mackenzie officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Hrabowski Freeman A Iii director C/O BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1475, BALTIMORE MD 21203
Higginbotham Robert C.t. officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
William P Donnelly director C/O INGERSOLL RAND INC., 525 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, SUITE 600, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Andrew C. Mccormick officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Cynthia F Smith director 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
William J Stromberg officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Kimberly H Johnson officer: COO and VP C/O FANNIE MAE, 1100 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Joshua B Nelson officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Glenn R August director, officer: Vice President C/O OHA - 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Eileen P Rominger director 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Sebastien Page officer: Vice President 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jennifer B Dardis other: CFO and VP 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202