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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CART · Technology · Wide moat

Wide moat

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FDS · Technology · Wide moat

Wide moat

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OLED · Technology · Wide moat

Wide moat

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ADP · Technology · Wide moat

Wide 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%.

MeasureCARTFDSOLEDADP
Moat Score (0–100)8687 (highest)8686
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend80100 (highest)7795
Pricing power989099 (highest)72
Returns on capital88100 (highest)77—
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)68100 (highest)82
Capital allocation64767995 (highest)
155% above value if growth stopped today99% above value if growth stopped today59% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)173% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$12.4B$11.4B$3.7B$113.6B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026