The Moat Index

Compare moats, side by side.

Two to four companies, scored on the same five investor questions from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.

Try AAPL vs MSFT vs KO, V vs MA, or COST vs WMT vs TGT.

ALB · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AVD · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CC · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

FF · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureALBAVDCCFF
Moat Score (0–100)29 (highest)29 (highest)29 (highest)29 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend55 (highest)263110
Pricing power2943 (highest)220
Returns on capital250—63 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety028 (highest)028 (highest)
Capital allocation355064 (highest)43
718% above value if growth stopped today64% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)149% above value if growth stopped today5% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$11.2B$30.3M$1.9B$245M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025