Telus Corporation TU

Competitive advantage analysis · communication-services

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
51/100
Moderate

Ranked against 59 peers in Telecom Services

About Telus Corporation

TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a telecommunications company in Canada and internationally. It operates through TELUS Technology Solutions, TELUS Health, and TELUS Digital Experience segments. The company offer technology solutions comprising mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products; and agriculture and consumer goods services, such as software, data management and data analytics-driven smart-food chain, … Full TU analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.77), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.75), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.35), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.28), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
66
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Where TU ranks in Telecom Services

Telus Corporation ranks #24 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services by moat score — the top 43%. The widest moat in the group is Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) at 76/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
20 IDT Corporation IDT 61/100 Moderate
21 Rogers Communication, Inc. RCI 60/100 Moderate
22 KT Corporation KT 60/100 Moderate
23 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS TKC 51/100 Moderate
24 Telus Corporation TU 51/100 Moderate
25 Crexendo, Inc. CXDO 50/100 Developing
26 Globalstar, Inc. GSAT 49/100 Developing
27 uCloudlink Group Inc. UCL 49/100 Developing
28 Telefonica SA TEF 47/100 Developing

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How TU scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 66 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 47 · 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 57 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 51 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 35 · 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 49 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding TU's moat

What is Telus Corporation's moat score?

Telus Corporation (TU) scores 51 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #24 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services, the top 43%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 59 companies in Telecom Services. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (66/100) and its weakest is Resilience (35/100).

How does Telus Corporation compare with other Telecom Services companies?

Telus Corporation ranks #24 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services by moat score. The widest moat in Telecom Services is Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) at 76/100. The companies ranked closest are Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) at 51 just above it and Crexendo, Inc. (CXDO) at 50 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 59 companies in Telecom Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Telus 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 Telus Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and TU scores: Pricing Power (66), Cost Advantage (47), Customer Stickiness (57), Capital Efficiency (51), Resilience (35), Scale & Market Position (49). 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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