Bunge Limited BG

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-defensive

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
58/100
Moderate

Ranked against 28 peers in Farm Products

About Bunge Limited

Bunge Global SA operates as an agribusiness and food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Soybean Processing and Refining, Softseed Processing and Refining, Other Oilseeds Processing and Refining, and Grain Merchandising and Milling. The Soybean Processing and Refining segment is involved in the purchase, storage, transportation, processing, distribution, refining, marketing, and sale of soybeans and soybean related products, as … Full BG analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.93), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Operating Expense Control OpEx growth is controlled (score 0.70), demonstrating operating leverage.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.34), raising refinancing risk.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.37), limiting financial flexibility.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where BG ranks in Farm Products

Bunge Limited ranks #14 of 29 scored companies in Farm Products by moat score — the top 48%. The widest moat in the group is Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) at 80/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
10 CHS Inc - Preferred CHSCN 61/100 Moderate
11 CHS Inc CHSCO 61/100 Moderate
12 CHS Inc - 8% Cumulative Redeem CHSCP 61/100 Moderate
13 CHS Inc CHSCL 58/100 Moderate
14 Bunge Limited BG 58/100 Moderate
15 Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN 58/100 Moderate
16 Brasilagro Brazilian Agric Real LND 42/100 Developing
17 Forafric Global PLC AFRI 39/100 Developing
18 Forafric Global PLC Warrants AFRIW 39/100 Developing

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How BG scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 62 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 84 · 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 46 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 52 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 48 · 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 60 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding BG's moat

What is Bunge Limited's moat score?

Bunge Limited (BG) scores 58 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #14 of 29 scored companies in Farm Products, the top 48%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 28 companies in Farm Products. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (84/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (46/100).

How does Bunge Limited compare with other Farm Products companies?

Bunge Limited ranks #14 of 29 scored companies in Farm Products by moat score. The widest moat in Farm Products is Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are CHS Inc (CHSCL) at 58 just above it and Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) at 58 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 28 companies in Farm Products. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Bunge Limited 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 Bunge Limited?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and BG scores: Pricing Power (62), Cost Advantage (84), Customer Stickiness (46), Capital Efficiency (52), Resilience (48), Scale & Market Position (60). 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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