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Cellnex Telecom (STU:472) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Cellnex Telecom Moat Score?

Cellnex Telecom has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Cellnex Telecom has Narrow Moat: Cellnex Telecom SA benefits from a strong network infrastructure and significant customer switching costs due to long-term contracts. It has a solid market position in telecom infrastructure, with some regulatory barriers. However, it lacks the brand strength and pricing power to be considered a wide 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 Cellnex Telecom might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Cellnex Telecom's Moat Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Cellnex Telecom'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.

Cellnex Telecom's Moat Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Cellnex Telecom's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cellnex Telecom  (STU:472) 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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Cellnex Telecom Business Description

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Address
Paseo Zona Franca, 105, Barcelona, ESP, 08038
Website
https://www.cellnex.com
Cellnex owns and operates more than 100,000 wireless towers in Europe, resulting from continued M&A activity since its initial public offering in 2015. It has acquired towers from several European mobile network operators, including Telefonica, Iliad, CK Hutchison, Bouygues, and Altice. Cellnex is present in more than 10 European countries as of March 2023, including France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Portugal. Cellnex's strategy is to acquire portfolios from MNOs and lease the towers back to them through long-term contracts, which provide high cash flow visibility and inflation protection.

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