BP p.l.c. BP

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
45/100
Developing

About BP p.l.c.

BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, engages in the oil and gas business worldwide. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, marketing, and trading activities, as well as solar, wind, and hydrogen businesses. The company also offers aviation fuel products and … Full BP analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.83), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.63), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 31.6th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.34), limiting financial flexibility.

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

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Pricing Power

Developing
45

Where BP ranks in Oil & Gas Integrated

BP p.l.c. ranks #14 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated by moat score — the top 64%. The widest moat in the group is Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) at 73/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near BP in Oil & Gas Integrated
# Company Moat score Rating
10 Cenovus Energy Inc CVE 58/100 Moderate
11 Equinor ASA EQNR 57/100 Moderate
12 Ecopetrol S.A. EC 56/100 Moderate
13 Chevron Corporation CVX 56/100 Moderate
14 BP p.l.c. BP 45/100 Developing
15 Stabilis Solutions, Inc. SLNG 41/100 Developing
16 ENI S.p.A. E 38/100 Developing
17 YPF Sociedad Anonima YPF 38/100 Developing
18 Crescent Energy Company CRGY 35/100 Developing

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How BP scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 45 · 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 59 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 33 · 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 48 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding BP's moat

What is BP p.l.c.'s moat score?

BP p.l.c. (BP) scores 45 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #14 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated, the top 64%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 21 companies in Oil & Gas Integrated. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (59/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (33/100).

How does BP p.l.c. compare with other Oil & Gas Integrated companies?

BP p.l.c. ranks #14 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas Integrated is Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) at 73/100. The companies ranked closest are Chevron Corporation (CVX) at 56 just above it and Stabilis Solutions, Inc. (SLNG) at 41 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 21 companies in Oil & Gas Integrated. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is BP p.l.c. 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 BP p.l.c.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and BP scores: Pricing Power (45), Cost Advantage (39), Customer Stickiness (59), Capital Efficiency (33), Resilience (48), Scale & Market Position (48). 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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