Calumet, Inc CLMT

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
42/100
Developing

Ranked against 92 peers in Oil & Gas E&P

About Calumet, Inc

Calumet, Inc. manufactures, formulates, and markets a diversified slate of specialty branded products and renewable fuels to various consumer-facing and industrial markets in North America and internationally. It operates through Specialty Products and Solutions; Montana/Renewables; and Performance Brands segments. The Specialty Products and Solutions segment offers various solvents, waxes, customized lubricating oils, white oils, petrolatums, gels, esters, and other products. … Full CLMT analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.97), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.96), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.17), raising refinancing risk.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.23), limiting financial flexibility.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where CLMT ranks in Oil & Gas E&P

Calumet, Inc ranks #59 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 63%. The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
55 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. NOG 44/100 Developing
56 Vitesse Energy, Inc. VTS 43/100 Developing
57 Infinity Natural Resources, Inc INR 42/100 Developing
58 HighPeak Energy, Inc. HPK 42/100 Developing
59 Calumet, Inc CLMT 42/100 Developing
60 Vermilion Energy Inc. VET 41/100 Developing
61 Greenfire Resources Ltd. GFR 40/100 Developing
62 Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. GRNT 40/100 Developing
63 Diamondback Energy, Inc. FANG 40/100 Developing

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How CLMT 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 52 · 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 52 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 28 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 31 · 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 43 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CLMT's moat

What is Calumet, Inc's moat score?

Calumet, Inc (CLMT) scores 42 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #59 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 63%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (52/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (28/100).

How does Calumet, Inc compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?

Calumet, Inc ranks #59 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas E&P is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are HighPeak Energy, Inc. (HPK) at 42 just above it and Vermilion Energy Inc. (VET) 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 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Calumet, 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 Calumet, Inc?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CLMT scores: Pricing Power (45), Cost Advantage (52), Customer Stickiness (52), Capital Efficiency (28), Resilience (31), Scale & Market Position (43). 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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