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YPF (MEX:YPF N) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is YPF Moat Score?

YPF has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

YPF has Narrow Moat: YPF SA has a discernible but modest moat due to its significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses in Argentina's energy sector. However, volatile market conditions and limited pricing power prevent it from achieving a stronger moat.

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 YPF might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of YPF's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, YPF'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.

YPF's Moat Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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YPF  (MEX:YPF 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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YPF Business Description

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Address
Macacha Guemes 515, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1106BKK
Website
https://www.ypf.com
YPF SA is an Argentina-based integrated oil and gas company. It is engaged in operating a fully integrated oil and gas chain across the domestic upstream, downstream, and gas and power segments. Its upstream segment consists of exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and LPG. Its downstream segment include refining, marketing, transportation, and distribution of oil and a wide range of petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals, LPG and bio-fuels. Gas and Power segment performs activities related to natural gas transportation to third parties and Downstream segment. Central Administration and Others includes activities performed by the Group not falling under the business segments. It generates maximum revenue from downstream segment.

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