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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BTSG · Healthcare · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

IDXX · Healthcare · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

LLY · Healthcare · Wide moat

Wide 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%.

GRMN · Healthcare · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

MeasureBTSGIDXXLLYGRMN
Moat Score (0–100)3296 (highest)9494
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend789095 (highest)95 (highest)
Pricing power139699 (highest)97
Returns on capital9100 (highest)100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety09883100 (highest)
Capital discipline6097100 (highest)77
Price vs. high estimate1260% above high estimate185% above high estimate904% above high estimate102% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$14.0B$43.4B$1.13T$46.8B
Moat tierNo moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025