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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BRQSF · Technology · No moat

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%.

WAST · Technology · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

RBBN · Technology · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

PL · Technology · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureBRQSFWASTRBBNPL
Moat Score (0–100)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend603065 (highest)65 (highest)
Pricing power2889 (highest)8153
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety28 (highest)28 (highest)028 (highest)
Capital discipline3644 (highest)44 (highest)44 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate92% below high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$3.2M$1.7M$356MNot reported
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2017FY2025FY2025FY2026