Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
44/100
Developing

About Delek US Holdings, Inc.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. engages in the integrated downstream energy business in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Refining and Logistics. The Refining segment processes crude oil and other feedstock for the manufacture of various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products that are distributed through owned and third-party product terminal. It … Full DK analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.65), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.23), raising questions about short-term obligations.
  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.18), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
54

Where DK ranks in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Delek US Holdings, Inc. ranks #12 of 19 scored companies in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing by moat score — the top 63%. The widest moat in the group is Star Group L.P. (SGU) at 81/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near DK in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
# Company Moat score Rating
8 Cosan S.A. CSAN 57/100 Moderate
9 Phillips 66 PSX 55/100 Moderate
10 Valero Energy Corporation VLO 53/100 Moderate
11 HF Sinclair Corporation DINO 50/100 Moderate
12 Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK 44/100 Developing
13 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE 38/100 Developing
14 Icahn Enterprises L.P. - Deposi IEP 35/100 Developing
15 World Kinect Corporation WKC 31/100 Developing
16 CVR Energy Inc. CVI 29/100 Developing

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How DK scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 54 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 50 · 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 35 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 29 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 39 · 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 59 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding DK's moat

What is Delek US Holdings, Inc.'s moat score?

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (DK) scores 44 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #12 of 19 scored companies in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, the top 63%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 18 companies in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (59/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (29/100).

How does Delek US Holdings, Inc. compare with other Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing companies?

Delek US Holdings, Inc. ranks #12 of 19 scored companies in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing is Star Group L.P. (SGU) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO) at 50 just above it and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) at 38 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 18 companies in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Delek US Holdings, 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 Delek US Holdings, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and DK scores: Pricing Power (54), Cost Advantage (50), Customer Stickiness (35), Capital Efficiency (29), Resilience (39), Scale & Market Position (59). 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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