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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AREC · 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%.

ARQ · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

WLK · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

WBTN · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureARECARQWLKWBTN
Moat Score (0–100)30 (highest)30 (highest)30 (highest)30 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend2055 (highest)5354
Pricing power046 (highest)542
Returns on capital020 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)282828
Capital discipline442446 (highest)24
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data25% above high estimateNo price data
Market cap$167.9M$89.3M$9.8B$1.3B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025