Does TPG Operating Group II, L.P. 6.950% Fixed-Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2064 have an economic moat?
Likely
TPG Operating Group II, L.P. 6.950% Fixed-Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2064 earns 23.6% a year on the money invested in it and keeps 95% of every sale after production costs, the numbers of a business competitors struggle to copy.
The numbers behind it
Return on invested capital, average of recent years23.6%
Return on invested capital, latest year3.0%
Gross margin94.8%Share of each sale left after production costs
Net margin4.0%
How we decide
A moat shows up in the numbers as high returns that last. We call it likely when the average return on invested capital over recent years is at least 15% and the gross margin at least 40%, and possible from 10%. The numbers can't show where a moat comes from (brand, network, patents), only that one seems to exist.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.