Sonic Healthcare (STU:SAB) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)

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What is Sonic Healthcare Moat Score?

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

Sonic Healthcare has Narrow Moat: Sonic Healthcare has a solid narrow moat due to its strong brand and market position in medical diagnostics. It benefits from economies of scale and a robust distribution network. However, it lacks significant intellectual property and regulatory barriers, limiting its moat to a narrow category.

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 Sonic Healthcare might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Sonic Healthcare's Moat Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Sonic Healthcare'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.

Sonic Healthcare's Moat Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Sonic Healthcare's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

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Sonic Healthcare (STU:SAB) 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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Sonic Healthcare Business Description

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Address

225 George Street, Level 22, Grosvenor Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000

Website

https://www.sonichealthcare.com

Sonic Healthcare is a global pathology provider. It is the largest private operator in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the UK, the second-largest in Belgium and New Zealand, and the third largest in the US. In addition to pathology, which contributes roughly 85% of group revenue, Sonic is the second-largest player in diagnostic imaging in Australia and the largest operator of medical centers in Australia. The company typically earns about 40% of group revenue in Australia and New Zealand, 25% in the US, and 35% in Europe.

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