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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CC · Materials · 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%.

ARQ · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AVD · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ALB · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureCCARQAVDALB
Moat Score (0–100)29 (highest)29 (highest)29 (highest)29 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend31492655 (highest)
Pricing power2246 (highest)4329
Returns on capital—0025 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety028 (highest)28 (highest)0
Capital allocation64 (highest)245035
155% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data65% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)702% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$2.0B$75.6M$29.4M$11.0B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025