United States Steel Corporation X

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Corporate Default
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Ranked against 26 peers in Steel

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Pricing Power

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Where X ranks in Steel

United States Steel Corporation ranks #27 of 27 scored companies in Steel by moat score — the top 100%. The widest moat in the group is Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) at 79/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
19 ZK International Group Co., Ltd ZKIN 34/100 Developing
20 Algoma Steel Group Inc. ASTL 28/100 Developing
21 FST Corp. KBSX 26/100 Developing
22 Radius Recycling, Inc. RDUS 26/100 Developing
23 Algoma Steel Group Inc. Warrant ASTLW 24/100 Weak
24 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CLF 21/100 Weak
25 Inno Holdings Inc. INHD 11/100 Weak
26 Universal Stainless & Alloy Pro USAP 0/100 Weak
27 United States Steel Corporation X 0/100 Weak

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How X scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Not measurable · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Not measurable · 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

Not measurable · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Not measurable · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Not measurable · 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

Not measurable · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding X's moat

What is United States Steel Corporation's moat score?

United States Steel Corporation (X) scores 0 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as weak. It ranks #27 of 27 scored companies in Steel, the top 100%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 26 companies in Steel.

How does United States Steel Corporation compare with other Steel companies?

United States Steel Corporation ranks #27 of 27 scored companies in Steel by moat score. The widest moat in Steel is Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) at 79/100. The companies ranked closest are Universal Stainless & Alloy Pro (USAP) at 0 just above 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 26 companies in Steel. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is United States Steel 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 United States Steel Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and X scores: Pricing Power (not measurable), Cost Advantage (not measurable), Customer Stickiness (not measurable), Capital Efficiency (not measurable), Resilience (not measurable), Scale & Market Position (not measurable). 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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