SunPower Inc. SPWR

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
39/100
Developing

About SunPower Inc.

SunPower Inc. engages in the provision of solar system sales and installation in the United States. It operates through Residential Solar Installation and New Homes Business segments. The company also installs storage and batteries. In addition, it offers a technology platform, financing solutions, and solar modules. The company sells its products to homeowners, home builders, and small to medium-sized commercial … Full SPWR analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 25.0th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.14), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Developing
43

Where SPWR ranks in Solar

SunPower Inc. ranks #17 of 28 scored companies in Solar by moat score — the top 61%. The widest moat in the group is First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) at 89/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near SPWR in Solar
# Company Moat score Rating
13 FTC Solar, Inc. FTCI 42/100 Developing
14 Sunrun Inc. RUN 40/100 Developing
15 SUNation Energy, Inc. SUNE 39/100 Developing
16 SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. SEDG 39/100 Developing
17 SunPower Inc. SPWR 39/100 Developing
18 Turbo Energy, S.A. TURB 39/100 Developing
19 Solarmax Technology Inc. SMXT 35/100 Developing
20 Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. MAXN 33/100 Developing
21 Beam Global BEEM 31/100 Developing

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How SPWR scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 43 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 32 · 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 48 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 11 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 43 · 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 59 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SPWR's moat

What is SunPower Inc.'s moat score?

SunPower Inc. (SPWR) scores 39 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #17 of 28 scored companies in Solar, the top 61%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 27 companies in Solar. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (59/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (11/100).

How does SunPower Inc. compare with other Solar companies?

SunPower Inc. ranks #17 of 28 scored companies in Solar by moat score. The widest moat in Solar is First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) at 89/100. The companies ranked closest are SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (SEDG) at 39 just above it and Turbo Energy, S.A. (TURB) at 39 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 27 companies in Solar. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is SunPower 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 SunPower Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SPWR scores: Pricing Power (43), Cost Advantage (32), Customer Stickiness (48), Capital Efficiency (11), Resilience (43), Scale & Market Position (59). 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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