Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. STRL

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
79/100
Strong

Ranked against 48 peers in Engineering & Construction

About Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. engages in the provision of e-infrastructure, transportation, and building solutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: E-Infrastructure, Transportation, and Building Solutions. The E-Infrastructure Solutions segment provides site development services for the blue-chip end users in the e-commerce distribution center, data center, manufacturing, warehousing, and power generation sectors. Its Transportation Solutions segment is involved in … Full STRL analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 88.6th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.91), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.20), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

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Where STRL ranks in Engineering & Construction

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. ranks #1 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score — the top 2%. That makes it the widest moat in the group.

# Company Moat score Rating
1 Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. STRL 79/100 Strong
2 Exponent, Inc. EXPO 76/100 Strong
3 Comfort Systems USA, Inc. FIX 76/100 Strong
4 Argan, Inc. AGX 75/100 Strong
5 TopBuild Corp. BLD 73/100 Moderate
6 EMCOR Group, Inc. EME 72/100 Moderate
7 IES Holdings, Inc. IESC 72/100 Moderate
8 Stantec Inc STN 71/100 Moderate
9 Everus Construction Group, Inc. ECG 67/100 Moderate

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How STRL 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 91 · 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 92 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 81 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 64 · 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 84 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding STRL's moat

What is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s moat score?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) scores 79 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as strong. It ranks #1 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction, the top 2%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (92/100) and its weakest is Resilience (64/100).

How does Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. compare with other Engineering & Construction companies?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. ranks #1 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score. That is the widest moat in Engineering & Construction. The companies ranked closest are Exponent, Inc. (EXPO) at 76 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 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Sterling Infrastructure, 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 Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and STRL scores: Pricing Power (68), Cost Advantage (91), Customer Stickiness (92), Capital Efficiency (81), Resilience (64), Scale & Market Position (84). 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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