Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
58/100
Moderate

About Hillman Solutions Corp.

Hillman Solutions Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides hardware-related products and related merchandising services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company offers automotive products, such as belts and chains, brake and fuel lines, and carburetor and throttles; clamps, clips, and couplers; spacers, bushings, and bearings; and thread repair, electrical, plugs, and wheel parts. It … Full HLMN analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.71), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.73), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.35), raising refinancing risk.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.45), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
73

Where HLMN ranks in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment

Hillman Solutions Corp. ranks #88 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score — the top 41%. The widest moat in the group is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near HLMN in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment
# Company Moat score Rating
84 Janus International Group, Inc. JBI 59/100 Moderate
85 Gibraltar Industries, Inc. ROCK 58/100 Moderate
86 Cummins Inc. CMI 58/100 Moderate
87 Flowserve Corporation FLS 58/100 Moderate
88 Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN 58/100 Moderate
89 Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc FBIN 57/100 Moderate
90 Atkore Inc. ATKR 57/100 Moderate
91 Ultralife Corporation ULBI 57/100 Moderate
92 Enpro Inc. NPO 56/100 Moderate

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How HLMN 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 42 · 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 66 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 46 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 46 · 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 75 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding HLMN's moat

What is Hillman Solutions Corp.'s moat score?

Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN) scores 58 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #88 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment, the top 41%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (75/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (42/100).

How does Hillman Solutions Corp. compare with other Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment companies?

Hillman Solutions Corp. ranks #88 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score. The widest moat in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Flowserve Corporation (FLS) at 58 just above it and Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc (FBIN) at 57 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 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Hillman Solutions Corp. 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 Hillman Solutions Corp.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HLMN scores: Pricing Power (72), Cost Advantage (42), Customer Stickiness (66), Capital Efficiency (46), Resilience (46), Scale & Market Position (75). 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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