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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AMSC · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

KRFG · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

HLMN · 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%.

ACA · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureAMSCKRFGHLMNACA
Moat Score (0–100)4445 (highest)45 (highest)44
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend80556988 (highest)
Pricing power1445 (highest)33
Returns on capital406 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)556526
Capital allocation24244469 (highest)
No price dataNo price data205% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)302% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.5B$2.7M$1.6B$7.1B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2026FY2025FY2025