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.

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ALGT · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

NHTC · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AXON · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SWK · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasureALGTNHTCAXONSWK
Moat Score (0–100)48 (highest)48 (highest)48 (highest)48 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend594474 (highest)60
Pricing power99100 (highest)47
Returns on capital80 (highest)0768
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)0
Capital discipline264460 (highest)17
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data2492% above high estimate152% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$42.3B$13.6B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025