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C (Citigroup) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is Citigroup Moat Score?

Citigroup has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Citigroup has Wide Moat: Citigroup has a durable competitive advantage with a strong global brand, extensive distribution network, and significant regulatory barriers. Its scale and customer base provide pricing power and cost 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 Citigroup might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.


Competitive Comparison of Citigroup's Moat Score

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Citigroup'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.


Citigroup's Moat Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Citigroup's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Citigroup  (NYSE:C) 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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Citigroup Business Description

Address
388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10013
Citigroup is a global financial-services company doing business in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup's operations are organized into five primary segments: services, markets, banking, US personal banking, and wealth management. The bank's primary services include cross-border banking needs for multinational corporates, investment banking and trading, and credit card services in the United States.
Executives
John Cunningham Dugan director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Edward Skyler officer: Head of Global Public Affairs 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Mark Mason officer: Chief Financial Officer 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Sara Wechter officer: Head of Human Resources 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Brent Mcintosh officer: General Counsel & Corp Sec'y 450 POST RD. EAST, WESTPORT CT 06880
Anand Selvakesari officer: CEO, Global Consumer Banking 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Gonzalo Luchetti officer: Head of U.S. Personal Banking 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Syed Shahmir Khaliq officer: Head of Services 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Peter B. Henry director C/O NEW YORK UNIVERSITY/KAUFMAN MGT CNT, 44 WEST 4TH STREET, SUITE 11-160, NEW YORK CITY NY 10012
Johnbull Okpara officer: Controller&Chief Acct. Officer 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Andrew John Morton officer: Head of Markets 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Andrew M. Sieg officer: Head of Wealth 100 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Zdenek Turek officer: Interim Chief Risk Officer 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Titilope Cole officer: CEO, Legacy Franchises 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Michael Whitaker officer: Head of Enterprise O&T 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013