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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CF · Materials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

WMS · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

PMTS · Materials · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

MTDR · Materials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

MeasureCFWMSPMTSMTDR
Moat Score (0–100)6263 (highest)6261
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend64705576 (highest)
Pricing power233154100 (highest)
Returns on capital777582 (highest)61
Balance-sheet safety82 (highest)775345
Capital allocation646067 (highest)24
12% below value if growth stopped today87% above value if growth stopped todayAround the value if growth stopped today29% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$18.4B$9.3B$294M$6.7B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025