ICF International, Inc. ICFI

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
62/100
Moderate

Ranked against 17 peers in Consulting Services

About ICF International, Inc.

ICF International, Inc. provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, … Full ICFI analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.88), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.71), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.32), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

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Where ICFI ranks in Consulting Services

ICF International, Inc. ranks #9 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services by moat score — the top 50%. The widest moat in the group is SBC Medical Group Holdings Inco (SBC) at 81/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
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
12 Forrester Research, Inc. FORR 40/100 Developing
13 Resources Connection, Inc. RGP 34/100 Developing

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How ICFI scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 68 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 59 · 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 69 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 40 · 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 62 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding ICFI's moat

What is ICF International, Inc.'s moat score?

ICF International, Inc. (ICFI) scores 62 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #9 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services, the top 50%. 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 (69/100) and its weakest is Resilience (40/100).

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

ICF International, Inc. ranks #9 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 Equifax, Inc. (EFX) at 65 just above it and Aeries Technology, Inc. (AERT) at 46 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 ICF International, 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 ICF International, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and ICFI scores: Pricing Power (68), Cost Advantage (59), Customer Stickiness (64), Capital Efficiency (69), Resilience (40), Scale & Market Position (62). 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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