Dell Technologies Inc. DELL

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
63/100
Moderate

Ranked against 35 peers in Computer Hardware

About Dell Technologies Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG). The ISG segment provides modern and traditional storage solutions, including all-flash arrays, scale-out file, object platforms, hyper-converged … Full DELL analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 1.00), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Cost Leadership Position Operating margin at 81.8th percentile with strong OpEx control demonstrates cost leadership.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.38), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.09), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where DELL ranks in Computer Hardware

Dell Technologies Inc. ranks #11 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score — the top 31%. The widest moat in the group is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
7 Pure Storage, Inc. PSTG 69/100 Moderate
8 Planet Image International Limi YIBO 67/100 Moderate
9 HP Inc. HPQ 67/100 Moderate
10 Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI 66/100 Moderate
11 Dell Technologies Inc. DELL 63/100 Moderate
12 TransAct Technologies Incorpora TACT 56/100 Moderate
13 AstroNova, Inc. ALOT 56/100 Moderate
14 Stratasys, Ltd. SSYS 54/100 Moderate
15 Corsair Gaming, Inc. CRSR 51/100 Moderate

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How DELL scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 73 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 83 · 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 72 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 57 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 36 · 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 57 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding DELL's moat

What is Dell Technologies Inc.'s moat score?

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) scores 63 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #11 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware, the top 31%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 35 companies in Computer Hardware. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (83/100) and its weakest is Resilience (36/100).

How does Dell Technologies Inc. compare with other Computer Hardware companies?

Dell Technologies Inc. ranks #11 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score. The widest moat in Computer Hardware is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) at 66 just above it and TransAct Technologies Incorpora (TACT) at 56 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 35 companies in Computer Hardware. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Dell Technologies 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 Dell Technologies Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and DELL scores: Pricing Power (73), Cost Advantage (83), Customer Stickiness (72), Capital Efficiency (57), Resilience (36), Scale & Market Position (57). 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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