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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AROC · Utilities · 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%.

CWCO · Utilities · Narrow moat

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CLH · Utilities · Narrow moat

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GNE · Utilities · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

MeasureAROCCWCOCLHGNE
Moat Score (0–100)6369 (highest)6761
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend100 (highest)959557
Pricing power5270 (highest)5527
Returns on capital221590 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety20100 (highest)76100 (highest)
Capital discipline805795 (highest)32
Price vs. high estimate421% above high estimate42% above high estimate122% above high estimate41% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$6.3B$468M$16.1B$380M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025