EQT Corporation EQT

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
63/100
Moderate

About EQT Corporation

EQT Corporation engages in the exploration, production, gathering, and transmission of hydrocarbons and natural gas. The company sells natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers located in the Appalachian Basin. It also provides marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services, as well as engages in risk management and hedging activities. The company was … Full EQT analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Cost Leadership Position Operating margin at 81.7th percentile with strong OpEx control demonstrates cost leadership.
  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.82).

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.25), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.22), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

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50

Where EQT ranks in Oil & Gas E&P

EQT Corporation ranks #23 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 25%. The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near EQT in Oil & Gas E&P
# Company Moat score Rating
19 Permian Resources Corporation PR 66/100 Moderate
20 Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA 65/100 Moderate
21 Canadian Natural Resources Limi CNQ 64/100 Moderate
22 Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. VIST 64/100 Moderate
23 EQT Corporation EQT 63/100 Moderate
24 SM Energy Company SM 61/100 Moderate
25 Woodside Energy Group Limited WDS 61/100 Moderate
26 Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. REPX 60/100 Moderate
27 California Resources Corporatio CRC 60/100 Moderate

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How EQT scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 50 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 80 · 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 59 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 55 · 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 79 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding EQT's moat

What is EQT Corporation's moat score?

EQT Corporation (EQT) scores 63 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #23 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 25%. 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 Cost Advantage (80/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (50/100).

How does EQT Corporation compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?

EQT Corporation ranks #23 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 Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) at 64 just above it and SM Energy Company (SM) at 61 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 EQT Corporation 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 EQT Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and EQT scores: Pricing Power (50), Cost Advantage (80), Customer Stickiness (59), Capital Efficiency (59), Resilience (55), Scale & Market Position (79). 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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