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.
STRG · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | ASTE | STRG | GNSS | KALU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 31 (highest) | 31 (highest) | 31 (highest) | 31 (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 | 83 (highest) | 20 | 18 | 68 |
| Pricing power | 25 | 53 | 78 (highest) | 1 |
| Returns on capital | 0 | — | 8 | 11 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 22 | 28 (highest) | 28 (highest) | 13 |
| Capital allocation | 26 | 24 | 24 | 62 (highest) |
| 348% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | 262% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $1.3B | $287 | $75M | $2.6B |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |