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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AME · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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LDDD · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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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%.

TER · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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EW · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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MeasureAMELDDDTEREW
Moat Score (0–100)76 (highest)76 (highest)76 (highest)76 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)702343
Pricing power60919798 (highest)
Returns on capital5497100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety89100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital discipline80 (highest)446437
Price vs. high estimate103% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data787% above high estimate187% above high estimate
Market cap$55.4B$15.3M$54.6B$48.0B
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Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025