STMicroelectronics N.V. STM

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
44/100
Developing

Ranked against 65 peers in Semiconductors

About STMicroelectronics N.V.

STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Analog products, MEMS and Sensors Group (AM&S); Power and Discrete products (P&D); Microcontrollers (MCU); and Digital ICs and RF Products (D&RF) segments. It offers industrial application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application-specific … Full STM analysis →

Key risks

  • Scale Without Profitability Despite scale, profitability lags peers (score 0.38), suggesting limited competitive advantage.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.45), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where STM ranks in Semiconductors

STMicroelectronics N.V. ranks #35 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score — the top 53%. The widest moat in the group is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
31 Microchip Technology Incorporat MCHP 50/100 Developing
32 ON Semiconductor Corporation ON 49/100 Developing
33 Diodes Incorporated DIOD 49/100 Developing
34 Himax Technologies, Inc. HIMX 45/100 Developing
35 STMicroelectronics N.V. STM 44/100 Developing
36 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM 43/100 Developing
37 Everspin Technologies, Inc. MRAM 42/100 Developing
38 Semtech Corporation SMTC 42/100 Developing
39 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH 41/100 Developing

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How STM scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 39 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 53 · 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 35 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 55 · 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 36 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding STM's moat

What is STMicroelectronics N.V.'s moat score?

STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM) scores 44 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #35 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 65 companies in Semiconductors. Its strongest defense is Resilience (55/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (35/100).

How does STMicroelectronics N.V. compare with other Semiconductors companies?

STMicroelectronics N.V. ranks #35 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score. The widest moat in Semiconductors is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX) at 44 just above it and Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) at 42 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 65 companies in Semiconductors. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is STMicroelectronics N.V. 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 STMicroelectronics N.V.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and STM scores: Pricing Power (39), Cost Advantage (53), Customer Stickiness (48), Capital Efficiency (35), Resilience (55), Scale & Market Position (36). 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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