Golar LNG (MEX:GLNG N) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 02, 2025)

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What is Golar LNG Moat Score?

Golar LNG has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Golar LNG has Narrow Moat: Golar LNG has a solid narrow moat with a strong position in the LNG shipping industry. It benefits from economies of scale and a robust distribution network, but faces competition and lacks significant customer switching costs or exclusive licenses.

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 Golar LNG might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Golar LNG's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Golar LNG'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.

Golar LNG's Moat Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Golar LNG's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Golar LNG's Moat Score falls into.

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

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Golar LNG Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

9 Par-la-Ville Road, 2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11

Website

https://www.golarlng.com

Golar LNG Ltd is a midstream LNG company that operates in the transportation, regasification, liquefaction, and trading of LNG. The segment in which the group operates includes Shipping, FLNG (Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas vessels), and Corporate and other. It generates maximum revenue from the FLNG segment.

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