Air Industries Group AIRI

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
34/100
Developing

Ranked against 79 peers in Aerospace & Defense

About Air Industries Group

Air Industries Group, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of precision components and assemblies for defense and aerospace industry in the United States. It offers actuators, arresting gears, aerostructures, aircraft structures, chaff pod assemblies, machining and milling solutions, cylinders, drag beams and braces, flight controls, flight safety critical components, integrated assemblies, landing gears, large diameter … Full AIRI analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.76), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.24), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.20), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Developing
40
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Where AIRI ranks in Aerospace & Defense

Air Industries Group ranks #54 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score — the top 68%. The widest moat in the group is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
50 New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. HOVR 37/100 Developing
51 Intuitive Machines, Inc. LUNR 36/100 Developing
52 AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV 35/100 Developing
53 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB 35/100 Developing
54 Air Industries Group AIRI 34/100 Developing
55 Satellogic Inc. SATL 34/100 Developing
56 CPI Aerostructures, Inc. CVU 33/100 Developing
57 CF Acquisition Corp. V SATLW 33/100 Developing
58 Sky Harbour Group Corporation SKYH 32/100 Developing

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How AIRI scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 40 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 39 · 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 44 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 30 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 25 · 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 30 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding AIRI's moat

What is Air Industries Group's moat score?

Air Industries Group (AIRI) scores 34 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #54 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense, the top 68%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (44/100) and its weakest is Resilience (25/100).

How does Air Industries Group compare with other Aerospace & Defense companies?

Air Industries Group ranks #54 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score. The widest moat in Aerospace & Defense is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) at 35 just above it and Satellogic Inc. (SATL) at 34 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 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Air Industries Group 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 Air Industries Group?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and AIRI scores: Pricing Power (40), Cost Advantage (39), Customer Stickiness (44), Capital Efficiency (30), Resilience (25), Scale & Market Position (30). 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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