Kering (MEX:KER N) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)

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What is Kering Moat Score?

Kering has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Kering has Wide Moat: Kering SA possesses a robust wide moat due to its strong brand portfolio, including luxury brands with deep customer loyalty. It has significant pricing power, valuable intellectual property, and a superior distribution network, ensuring 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 Kering might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Kering's Moat Score

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Kering'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.

Kering's Moat Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kering's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

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Kering (MEX:KER 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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Kering Business Description

Industry

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Address

40, Rue de Sevres, Paris, FRA, 75007

Website

https://www.kering.com

Kering is the world's second-largest luxury goods conglomerate after LVMH. Its flagship brand is Gucci, which accounts for over 40% of revenue and over 60% of operating profits. Its other leading brands include Bottega Veneta and Saint Laurent. Other smaller luxury brands (in ready-to-wear, leather goods, and jewellery) generate 19% of sales. Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, and Boucheron are part of Kering's portfolio.

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