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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ATO · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AROC · Utilities · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

GNE · Utilities · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

WCN · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureATOAROCGNEWCN
Moat Score (0–100)5563 (highest)6155
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend97100 (highest)5790
Pricing power94 (highest)522771
Returns on capital490 (highest)6
Balance-sheet safety2020100 (highest)22
Capital allocation60803285 (highest)
194% above value if growth stopped today421% above value if growth stopped today4% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)369% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$29.0B$6.3B$380M$43.4B
Moat tierShallow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025