The incidence of business components (production, marketing, human talent, process management and finance) on the competitiveness of dairy companies in Sincelejo, Colombia, was evaluated through an exploratory Multiple Factorial Analysis, multivariate technique that allows simultaneously analysis of several groups of variables (components of competitiveness) on the same set of individuals (companies). It was determined that the components of competitiveness as marketing, finance and human talent represent a risk factor for the analyzed companies; and administrative processes and production have better results. Added to this, the dairy companies A and B showed a greater competitiveness, unlike the others whose competitiveness was lower.