Quantum Corporation QMCO

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
51/100
Moderate

Ranked against 35 peers in Computer Hardware

About Quantum Corporation

Quantum Corporation provides products for storing and managing digital video and unstructured data in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Myriad All-Flash File and Object Storage for enterprise unstructured data applications such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics; Unified Surveillance Platform Software that unified compute and storage for video surveillance recording, … Full QMCO analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 84.4th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.25), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.06), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

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Where QMCO ranks in Computer Hardware

Quantum Corporation ranks #16 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score — the top 44%. The widest moat in the group is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
12 TransAct Technologies Incorpora TACT 56/100 Moderate
13 AstroNova, Inc. ALOT 56/100 Moderate
14 Stratasys, Ltd. SSYS 54/100 Moderate
15 Corsair Gaming, Inc. CRSR 51/100 Moderate
16 Quantum Corporation QMCO 51/100 Moderate
17 Key Tronic Corporation KTCC 48/100 Developing
18 zSpace, Inc. ZSPC 42/100 Developing
19 AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH 42/100 Developing
20 Socket Mobile, Inc. SCKT 41/100 Developing

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How QMCO scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 42 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 58 · 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 58 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 73 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 24 · 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 50 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding QMCO's moat

What is Quantum Corporation's moat score?

Quantum Corporation (QMCO) scores 51 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #16 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware, the top 44%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 35 companies in Computer Hardware. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (73/100) and its weakest is Resilience (24/100).

How does Quantum Corporation compare with other Computer Hardware companies?

Quantum Corporation ranks #16 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score. The widest moat in Computer Hardware is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Corsair Gaming, Inc. (CRSR) at 51 just above it and Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) at 48 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 35 companies in Computer Hardware. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Quantum 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 Quantum Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and QMCO scores: Pricing Power (42), Cost Advantage (58), Customer Stickiness (58), Capital Efficiency (73), Resilience (24), Scale & Market Position (50). 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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