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NEM (Newmont) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Newmont Moat Score?

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

Newmont has Wide Moat: Newmont Corp has a wide moat due to its leading position in the gold mining industry, significant economies of scale, and extensive reserves. The company benefits from strong brand recognition, regulatory barriers, and a superior distribution network, providing durable competitive 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 Newmont might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Newmont's Moat Score

For the Gold subindustry, Newmont'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.

Newmont's Moat Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Newmont's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Newmont  (NYSE:NEM) 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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Newmont Business Description

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Address
6900 E Layton Avenue, Suite 700, Denver, CO, USA, 80237
Website
https://www.newmont.com
Newmont is the world's largest gold miner. It bought Goldcorp in 2019, combined its Nevada mines in a joint venture with competitor Barrick later that year, and also purchased competitor Newcrest in November 2023. Its portfolio includes 17 wholly or majority owned mines and interests in two joint ventures in the Americas, Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The company is expected to sell roughly 5.6 million ounces of gold in 2025 from its core mines after selling six higher-cost, smaller mines. Newmont also produces material amounts of copper, silver, zinc, and lead as byproducts. It had about two decades of gold reserves along with significant byproduct reserves at the end of December 2024.
Executives
Peter Toth officer: EVP, Strategic Development 7900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Bruce R Brook director 6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Natascha Viljoen officer: EVP & COO 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Thomas Ronald Palmer director, officer: President & CEO 6363 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Joshua Cage officer: Interim Controller and CAO 6900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Robert D Atkinson officer: EVP & COO 6363 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Philip Aiken director 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Sally-anne Layman director 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Mark David Ebel officer: Interim Chief Legal Officer 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Suzanne P Retallack officer: CSSO 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Karyn F. Ovelmen officer: EVP & CFO STATIONSPLEIN 45, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AK
Aaron Puna officer: EVP & CTO 6900 E. LAYTON AVE., SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Mark Casper officer: Acting CTO 7900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Nancy Buese officer: EVP & CFO 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER CO 80202-2126
Stephen P Gottesfeld officer: EVP and Chief S&EA Officer 6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111