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.
AWK · Utilities · 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 | AWK | CNP | SWX | CLNE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 34 | 35 (highest) | 34 | 34 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 59 | 41 | 60 (highest) | 60 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | 78 (highest) | 0 | 60 |
| Returns on capital | 2 (highest) | 0 | 2 (highest) | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 3 | 1 | 50 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 73 (highest) | 54 | 60 | 24 |
| No price data | 149% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 204% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $29.1B | $6.7B | $445M |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |