Huntsman Corporation HUN

Competitive advantage analysis · basic-materials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
47/100
Developing

About Huntsman Corporation

Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines, such as polyetheramines, ethyleneamines, DGA Agent, JEFFCAT catalysts, … Full HUN analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.79), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.27), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.18), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Developing
47

Where HUN ranks in Chemicals

Huntsman Corporation ranks #10 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals by moat score — the top 56%. The widest moat in the group is Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) at 88/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near HUN in Chemicals
# Company Moat score Rating
6 Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc RYAM 57/100 Moderate
7 Green Plains, Inc. GPRE 53/100 Moderate
8 Valhi, Inc. VHI 53/100 Moderate
9 Dow Inc. DOW 49/100 Developing
10 Huntsman Corporation HUN 47/100 Developing
11 Olin Corporation OLN 45/100 Developing
12 Celanese Corporation CE 36/100 Developing
13 Tronox Holdings plc TROX 35/100 Developing
14 ASP Isotopes Inc. ASPI 31/100 Developing

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How HUN scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 47 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 38 · 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 67 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 43 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 29 · 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 HUN's moat

What is Huntsman Corporation's moat score?

Huntsman Corporation (HUN) scores 47 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #10 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals, the top 56%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Chemicals. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (67/100) and its weakest is Resilience (29/100).

How does Huntsman Corporation compare with other Chemicals companies?

Huntsman Corporation ranks #10 of 18 scored companies in Chemicals by moat score. The widest moat in Chemicals is Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Dow Inc. (DOW) at 48 just above it and Olin Corporation (OLN) at 44 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 Chemicals. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Huntsman 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 Huntsman Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HUN scores: Pricing Power (47), Cost Advantage (38), Customer Stickiness (67), Capital Efficiency (43), Resilience (29), 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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