CVX (Chevron) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)

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What is Chevron Moat Score?

Chevron has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Chevron has Wide Moat: Chevron Corp benefits from strong market leadership, significant economies of scale, and valuable intellectual property. It has a robust distribution network, strong brand strength, and significant regulatory barriers, providing a durable competitive advantage.

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 Chevron might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Chevron's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Chevron'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.

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

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

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

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Chevron (NYSE:CVX) 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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Chevron Business Description

Industry

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Address

1400 Smith Street, Hou, TX, USA, 77002-7327

Website

https://www.chevron.com

Chevron is an integrated energy company with exploration, production, and refining operations worldwide. It is the second-largest oil company in the United States with production of 3.0 million of barrels of oil equivalent a day, including 7.7 million cubic feet a day of natural gas and 1.7 million of barrels of liquids a day. Production activities take place in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Its refineries are in the US and Asia for total refining capacity of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day. Proven reserves at year-end 2024 stood at 9.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including 5.1 billion barrels of liquids and 28.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Executives

Jeff B Gustavson	officer: Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Michael K Wirth	officer: Executive Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Enrique Jr Hernandez	director	INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 210 SOUTH DELACEY AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91105
Alana K Knowles	officer: VP and Controller	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Pierre R Breber	officer: Vice President and President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Rhonda J Morris	officer: Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
James William Johnson	officer: Senior Vice President	5125 DOLIVER DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77056
Alice P Gast	director	LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, 27 MEMORIAL DRIVE WEST, BETHLEHEM PA 18015
R. Hewitt Pate	officer: VP and General Counsel	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Andrew Nigel Hearne	officer: Executive Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Wanda M Austin	director	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Cynthia J Warner	director	1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Joseph C Geagea	officer: Senior Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
David A Inchausti	officer: Vice Pres. and Comptroller	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Mark A Nelson	officer: Vice President	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583