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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CLNV · 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%.

SNES · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

VHI · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

FANG · Materials · No moat

No 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%.

MeasureCLNVSNESVHIFANG
Moat Score (0–100)36 (highest)36 (highest)36 (highest)36 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend20654069 (highest)
Pricing power72 (highest)4312
Returns on capital069 (highest)18
Balance-sheet safety28281532 (highest)
Capital discipline2444 (highest)44 (highest)24
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data58% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)59% above high estimate
Market cap$4.4M$7.3M$408.2M$55.6B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2024FY2025FY2025FY2025