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.
CSX · Industrials · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | CAH | CXT | CSX | HAYW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 55 (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 | 91 (highest) | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| Pricing power | 13 | 40 | — | 77 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 54 | 62 | 68 (highest) | 21 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 56 | 65 (highest) | 23 | 32 |
| Capital allocation | 62 | 59 | 79 | 93 (highest) |
| 393% above value if growth stopped today | 16% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 143% above value if growth stopped today | 57% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $54.5B | $3.0B | $99.0B | $3.1B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |