Vir Biotechnology, Inc. VIR

Competitive advantage analysis · healthcare

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
45/100
Developing

Ranked against 712 peers in Biotechnology

About Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

Vir Biotechnology, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops therapeutic products to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases in the United States and internationally. Its clinical development pipeline consists of product investigational therapies targeting hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other solid tumors. The company's preclinical candidates include those targeting influenza A and B antibodies and antibody drug conjugates, and … Full VIR analysis →

Key strengths

  • Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative Leverage Debt serviceability is strong (score 0.73), with robust interest coverage.

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.19), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.46), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

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Where VIR ranks in Biotechnology

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. ranks #299 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score — the top 42%. The widest moat in the group is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
295 Relay Therapeutics, Inc. RLAY 45/100 Developing
296 Revance Therapeutics, Inc. RVNC 45/100 Developing
297 Autolus Therapeutics plc AUTL 45/100 Developing
298 Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. KYTX 45/100 Developing
299 Vir Biotechnology, Inc. VIR 45/100 Developing
300 Sagimet Biosciences Inc. - Seri SGMT 45/100 Developing
301 Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. VTYX 45/100 Developing
302 Alpha Cognition Inc. ACOG 45/100 Developing
303 Alterity Therapeutics Limited ATHE 45/100 Developing

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How VIR scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 38 · 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 35 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 38 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 63 · 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 45 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding VIR's moat

What is Vir Biotechnology, Inc.'s moat score?

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (VIR) scores 45 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #299 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology, the top 42%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 712 companies in Biotechnology. Its strongest defense is Resilience (63/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (35/100).

How does Vir Biotechnology, Inc. compare with other Biotechnology companies?

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. ranks #299 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score. The widest moat in Biotechnology is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. (KYTX) at 45 just above it and Sagimet Biosciences Inc. - Seri (SGMT) at 45 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 712 companies in Biotechnology. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Vir Biotechnology, 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 Vir Biotechnology, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and VIR scores: Pricing Power (38), Cost Advantage (53), Customer Stickiness (35), Capital Efficiency (38), Resilience (63), Scale & Market Position (45). 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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