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Fresenius Medical Care AG (MEX:FME N) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Fresenius Medical Care AG Moat Score?

Fresenius Medical Care AG has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Fresenius Medical Care AG has Wide Moat: Fresenius Medical Care AG has a strong market position in dialysis services with significant regulatory barriers and economies of scale. It benefits from brand strength, customer loyalty, and pricing power, 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 Fresenius Medical Care AG might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Fresenius Medical Care AG's Moat Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Fresenius Medical Care AG'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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG's Moat Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Fresenius Medical Care AG's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fresenius Medical Care AG's Moat Score falls into.


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Fresenius Medical Care AG  (MEX:FME N) 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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Fresenius Medical Care AG Business Description

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Address
Else-Kroner-Strasse 1, Bad Homburg, HE, DEU, 61352
Website
https://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com
Fresenius Medical Care is the largest dialysis company in the world, treating about 300,000 patients from nearly 3,700 clinics worldwide as of December 2024. In addition to providing dialysis services, the firm is a leading supplier of dialysis products, including machines, dialyzers, and concentrates. Fresenius accounts for about 35% of the global dialysis products market, creating the world's only fully integrated dialysis business. Services account for about three quarters of sales while the balance is generated from medical technology products that enable dialysis treatments.

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