H&R Block, Inc. HRB

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
79/100
Strong

Ranked against 15 peers in Personal Services

About H&R Block, Inc.

H&R Block, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides assisted and do-it-yourself (DIY) tax return preparation services in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The company also provides Refund Transfers, that enable clients to receive their tax refunds by their chosen method of disbursement; Peace of Mind extended service plans, that represents clients when audited and assumes the cost; H&R Block Emerald … Full HRB analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.93), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.86), suggesting sticky customer base.

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Pricing Power

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Where HRB ranks in Personal Services

H&R Block, Inc. ranks #2 of 16 scored companies in Personal Services by moat score — the top 12%. The widest moat in the group is Rollins, Inc. (ROL) at 82/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
1 Rollins, Inc. ROL 82/100 Strong
2 H&R Block, Inc. HRB 79/100 Strong
3 frontdoor, inc. FTDR 73/100 Moderate
4 Service Corporation Internation SCI 69/100 Moderate
5 Carriage Services, Inc. CSV 69/100 Moderate
6 Bright Horizons Family Solution BFAM 67/100 Moderate
7 Regis Corporation RGS 56/100 Moderate
8 WW International, Inc. WW 47/100 Developing
9 Smart Share Global Limited EM 41/100 Developing

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How HRB scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 89 · 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 90 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 66 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 71 · 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 74 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding HRB's moat

What is H&R Block, Inc.'s moat score?

H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) scores 79 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as strong. It ranks #2 of 16 scored companies in Personal Services, the top 12%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 15 companies in Personal Services. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (90/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (66/100).

How does H&R Block, Inc. compare with other Personal Services companies?

H&R Block, Inc. ranks #2 of 16 scored companies in Personal Services by moat score. The widest moat in Personal Services is Rollins, Inc. (ROL) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are Rollins, Inc. (ROL) at 82 just above it and frontdoor, inc. (FTDR) at 73 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 15 companies in Personal Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is H&R Block, 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 H&R Block, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HRB scores: Pricing Power (89), Cost Advantage (83), Customer Stickiness (90), Capital Efficiency (66), Resilience (71), Scale & Market Position (74). 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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