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.
GXO · Industrials · No 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%.
| Measure | ASH | GXO | MSN | COOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 30 (highest) | 30 (highest) | 30 (highest) | 30 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 23 | 60 (highest) | 25 | 15 |
| Pricing power | 51 | — | 4 | 62 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 0 (highest) | 0 (highest) | 0 (highest) | 0 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 28 | 12 | 55 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 47 | 48 | 64 (highest) | 44 |
| No price data | 176% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $6.0B | $8.1M | $8.4B |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |