Essity AB (OSTO:ESSITY A) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is Essity AB Moat Score?

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

Essity AB has Narrow Moat: Essity AB has a solid narrow moat due to its strong brand presence and economies of scale in the hygiene and health products sector. However, intense competition and limited pricing power prevent it from achieving a wide moat status.

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 Essity AB might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Essity AB's Moat Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Essity AB'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.

Essity AB's Moat Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Essity AB's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Essity AB (OSTO:ESSITY A) 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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Essity AB Business Description

Industry

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Address

Klarabergsviadukten 63, PO Box 200, Stockholm, SWE, SE-101 23

Website

https://www.essity.com

Essity is a health and hygiene company spun out of Svenska Cellulosa in June 2017. Essity's products span the feminine care, baby care, toilet paper, facial tissue, and wet wipes categories, as well as hand soap, hand sanitizers, and tissue dispensers for institutional customers. Essity also offers medical solutions in the form of wound care, orthopedics, and compression therapy, accounting for around 7% of net sales. Essity operates in 150 markets and generates 60% of its revenue in Europe.

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