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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AZTA · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SPXC · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CECO · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CNH · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

MeasureAZTASPXCCECOCNH
Moat Score (0–100)47 (highest)47 (highest)47 (highest)47 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend476595 (highest)23
Pricing power68 (highest)455626
Returns on capital037 (highest)4—
Balance-sheet safety55644478 (highest)
Capital allocation64 (highest)243661
378% above value if growth stopped today196% above value if growth stopped today1040% above value if growth stopped today22% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$1.7B$8.3B$2.2B$14.8B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025