FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
65/100
Moderate

Ranked against 17 peers in Consulting Services

About FTI Consulting, Inc.

FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance; Forensic and Litigation Consulting; Economic Consulting; and Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance segment provides transactions, transformation and turnaround, and restructuring services. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers construction, projects and assets and environmental solutions, … Full FCN analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.94), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.88), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.35), limiting financial flexibility.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.35), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where FCN ranks in Consulting Services

FTI Consulting, Inc. ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services by moat score — the top 39%. The widest moat in the group is SBC Medical Group Holdings Inco (SBC) at 81/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
3 Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK 75/100 Strong
4 CRA International,Inc. CRAI 70/100 Moderate
5 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor BAH 67/100 Moderate
6 Huron Consulting Group Inc. HURN 65/100 Moderate
7 FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN 65/100 Moderate
8 Equifax, Inc. EFX 65/100 Moderate
9 ICF International, Inc. ICFI 62/100 Moderate
10 Aeries Technology, Inc. AERT 46/100 Developing
11 AERTW AERTW 46/100 Developing

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How FCN scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 72 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 65 · 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 64 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 76 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 53 · 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 53 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding FCN's moat

What is FTI Consulting, Inc.'s moat score?

FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) scores 65 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services, the top 39%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Consulting Services. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (76/100) and its weakest is Resilience (53/100).

How does FTI Consulting, Inc. compare with other Consulting Services companies?

FTI Consulting, Inc. ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services by moat score. The widest moat in Consulting Services is SBC Medical Group Holdings Inco (SBC) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) at 65 just above it and Equifax, Inc. (EFX) at 65 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 17 companies in Consulting Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is FTI Consulting, 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 FTI Consulting, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and FCN scores: Pricing Power (72), Cost Advantage (65), Customer Stickiness (64), Capital Efficiency (76), Resilience (53), Scale & Market Position (53). 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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