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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ASMB · Healthcare · 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%.

CLDX · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ANGO · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ARDX · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureASMBCLDXANGOARDX
Moat Score (0–100)42 (highest)42 (highest)42 (highest)42 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend70 (highest)174263
Pricing power958996 (highest)
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)55 (highest)55 (highest)28
Capital discipline44 (highest)44 (highest)2424
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$397.3M$2.4B$571.7M$1.2B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025