STZ (Constellation Brands) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is Constellation Brands Moat Score?

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

Constellation Brands has Wide Moat: Constellation Brands Inc possesses a wide moat with strong brand strength, customer loyalty, and significant pricing power in the alcoholic beverage industry. It benefits from economies of scale 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 Constellation Brands might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Constellation Brands's Moat Score

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Constellation Brands'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.

Constellation Brands's Moat Score Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Constellation Brands's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

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Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) 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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Constellation Brands Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

STZ:Mexico 1STZ:Italy CB1:Germany CB1A:Germany CB1A:Germany STZ:Canada STZB34:Brazil STZ:Austria

Address

50 East Broad Street, Rochester, NY, USA, 14614

Website

https://www.cbrands.com

Constellation Brands is the largest provider of alcoholic beverages across the beer, wine, and spirits categories in the us, generating 82% of revenue from Mexican beer imports under top-selling brands such as Modelo and Corona. The rest of the business includes some remaining wine and spirits brands, categories where the company continue to prune assets in recent years. With its exclusive rights tied to the Mexican beer brands effective only in the us, the firm has little revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 26% stake in no-moat Canopy Growth, a medicinal and recreational cannabis producer in Canada, and has a 50/50 joint venture with glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois in Mexico.

Executives

William T Giles	director	123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Wildstar Partners Llc	10 percent owner	110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Ser Business Holdings Lp	other: Member of 10% owner group	C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Robert Sands	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & COO	C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Richard Sands	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of Board & CEO	C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Sabia James A. Jr.	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
William A Newlands	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DR., BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Zachary M Stern	10 percent owner	C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Kaneenat Kristann Carey	officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer	207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Zmss Business Holdings Lp	other: Member of 10% owner group	C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Robert Sands Master Trust	10 percent owner	207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Garth Hankinson	officer: EVP & CFO	C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Daniel J Mccarthy	director	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Michael Mcgrew	officer: EVP, Chief Comm & CSR Officer	207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Family Foundation Sands	other: Member of 10% owner group	C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444