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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AOS · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

GGG · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

LII · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

WTS · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

MeasureAOSGGGLIIWTS
Moat Score (0–100)8389 (highest)8483
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend72769195 (highest)
Pricing power6589 (highest)4768
Returns on capital100 (highest)97100 (highest)66
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)84100 (highest)
Capital allocation7983100 (highest)86
38% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)146% above value if growth stopped today85% above value if growth stopped today285% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$8.2B$13.3B$12.1B$11.8B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025