Arcosa, Inc. ACA

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
64/100
Moderate

Ranked against 48 peers in Engineering & Construction

About Arcosa, Inc.

Arcosa, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure-related products and solutions for the construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. The Construction Products segment offers natural and recycled aggregates; specialty materials; and construction site support equipment, including trench shields and shoring products for residential … Full ACA analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.98), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.76), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.36), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where ACA ranks in Engineering & Construction

Arcosa, Inc. ranks #12 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score — the top 24%. The widest moat in the group is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
8 Stantec Inc STN 71/100 Moderate
9 Everus Construction Group, Inc. ECG 67/100 Moderate
10 Dycom Industries, Inc. DY 66/100 Moderate
11 Tetra Tech, Inc. TTEK 65/100 Moderate
12 Arcosa, Inc. ACA 64/100 Moderate
13 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corpo GLDD 63/100 Moderate
14 Cadeler A/S CDLR 63/100 Moderate
15 Willdan Group, Inc. WLDN 63/100 Moderate
16 MYR Group, Inc. MYRG 62/100 Moderate

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How ACA scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 60 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 65 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 80 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 55 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 62 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 67 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding ACA's moat

What is Arcosa, Inc.'s moat score?

Arcosa, Inc. (ACA) scores 64 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #12 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction, the top 24%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (80/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (55/100).

How does Arcosa, Inc. compare with other Engineering & Construction companies?

Arcosa, Inc. ranks #12 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score. The widest moat in Engineering & Construction is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100. The companies ranked closest are Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTEK) at 65 just above it and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corpo (GLDD) at 63 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Arcosa, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Arcosa, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and ACA scores: Pricing Power (60), Cost Advantage (65), Customer Stickiness (80), Capital Efficiency (55), Resilience (62), Scale & Market Position (67). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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