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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BICX · Healthcare · 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%.

IONS · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

IRTC · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CCEL · Healthcare · 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%.

MeasureBICXIONSIRTCCCEL
Moat Score (0–100)43 (highest)43 (highest)43 (highest)43 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend295463 (highest)47
Pricing power70100 (highest)9899
Returns on capital8 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety28 (highest)28 (highest)28 (highest)0
Capital discipline44 (highest)242424
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data526% above high estimate
Market cap$6.1M$8.6B$3.6B$28.0M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025