Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets located in the Vaca Muerta play, Neuquina basin, Argentina. It owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities situated in Argentina. The company was formerly known …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
ROIC Sustainably Above PeersROIC at 93.6th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.74), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Key risks
Weak or Negative Cash FlowCash generation is weak (score 0.20), limiting financial flexibility.
Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. ranks #22 of 93
scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 24%.
The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL)
at 84/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near VIST in Oil & Gas E&P
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 63
· 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 33
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 86
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 41
· 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 80
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) scores 64 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #22 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 24%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (86/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (33/100).
How does Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?
Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. ranks #22 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas E&P is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Canadian Natural Resources Limi (CNQ) at 64 just above it and EQT Corporation (EQT) at 63 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 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.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 Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V.?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and VIST scores: Pricing Power (74), Cost Advantage (63), Customer Stickiness (33), Capital Efficiency (86), Resilience (41), Scale & Market Position (80). 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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