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.
MAS · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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%.
MGSD · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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%.
| Measure | BWXT | MAS | FERG | MGSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 64 (highest) | 64 (highest) | 64 (highest) | 64 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 80 (highest) | 65 | 49 | 70 |
| Pricing power | 41 | 60 | 54 | 70 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 87 | — | 100 (highest) | — |
| Balance-sheet safety | 32 | 53 | 84 (highest) | 73 |
| Capital allocation | 77 | 78 (highest) | 32 | 42 |
| 409% above value if growth stopped today | 77% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 112% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | |
| Market cap | $16.0B | $16.2B | $44.9B | $1.3M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |