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IG Group Holdings (LSE:IGG) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is IG Group Holdings Moat Score?

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

IG Group Holdings has Narrow Moat: IG Group Holdings PLC has a strong narrow moat due to its market leadership in online trading, significant customer switching costs, and regulatory barriers. However, it lacks the network effects and intellectual property that would elevate it to 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 IG Group Holdings might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.


Competitive Comparison of IG Group Holdings's Moat Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, IG Group Holdings'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.


IG Group Holdings's Moat Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, IG Group Holdings's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IG Group Holdings's Moat Score falls into.


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IG Group Holdings  (LSE:IGG) 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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IG Group Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London, GBR, EC4R 2YA
IG Group Holdings PLC provides online trading services to its clients. The majority of the company's revenue stems from its derivative products and contracts for difference (CFDs). The company operates through various segments which are The U.K. segment which derives its revenue from financial spread bets, CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Australian segment derives its revenue from CFDs and binary options. The European segment derives its revenue from CFDs, binary options, and execution-only stockbroking. The Rest of the World segment derives its revenue from the operation of a regulated futures and options exchange as well as CFDs and binary options. The company generates more than half of its revenue from the U.K., followed by Europe and Australia.

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