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.
LSTR · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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%.
NSC · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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 | CGNX | LSTR | NSC | XYL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 68 (highest) | 68 (highest) | 68 (highest) | 67 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 33 | 15 | 62 | 95 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 99 (highest) | — | — | 66 |
| Returns on capital | 71 | 100 (highest) | 93 | 19 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 36 | 96 |
| Capital allocation | 35 | 58 | 80 (highest) | 60 |
| 531% above value if growth stopped today | 75% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 128% above value if growth stopped today | 191% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $9.6B | $5.8B | $72.7B | $25.0B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |