Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L TAK

Competitive advantage analysis · healthcare

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
59/100
Moderate

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and out-licensing of pharmaceutical products in Japan and internationally. It offers pharmaceutical products in the areas of gastroenterology, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, immunology, oncology, and neuroscience. The company provides its products under the Entyvio, Gattex/Revestive, Takecab/Vocinti, EOHILIA, Alofisel, Dexilant, Pantoloc/Controloc, Adynovate/Adynovi, Feiba Fiber, Recombinate, Hemofil, Immunate, Immunine, Takhzyro, Livtencity, … Full TAK analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.93), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.81), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.36), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.18), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
56

Where TAK ranks in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L ranks #25 of 91 scored companies in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic by moat score — the top 27%. The widest moat in the group is Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) at 85/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near TAK in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
# Company Moat score Rating
21 Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. KNSA 65/100 Moderate
22 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TEVA 64/100 Moderate
23 Pacira BioSciences, Inc. PCRX 62/100 Moderate
24 Harrow, Inc. HROW 61/100 Moderate
25 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L TAK 59/100 Moderate
26 Elanco Animal Health Incorporat ELAN 58/100 Moderate
27 Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB 58/100 Moderate
28 Alvotech ALVO 56/100 Moderate
29 Alvotech Warrant ALVOW 56/100 Moderate

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How TAK scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 56 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 74 · 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 86 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 53 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 39 · 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 TAK's moat

What is Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L's moat score?

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L (TAK) scores 59 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #25 of 91 scored companies in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic, the top 27%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 90 companies in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (86/100) and its weakest is Resilience (39/100).

How does Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L compare with other Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic companies?

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L ranks #25 of 91 scored companies in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic by moat score. The widest moat in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic is Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are Harrow, Inc. (HROW) at 61 just above it and Elanco Animal Health Incorporat (ELAN) at 58 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 90 companies in Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L 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 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company L?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and TAK scores: Pricing Power (56), Cost Advantage (74), Customer Stickiness (86), Capital Efficiency (53), Resilience (39), 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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