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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CNP · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

KGS · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

EVRG · Utilities · 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%.

SWX · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureCNPKGSEVRGSWX
Moat Score (0–100)35 (highest)35 (highest)35 (highest)34
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend4160 (highest)5660 (highest)
Pricing power78 (highest)650
Returns on capital010 (highest)82
Balance-sheet safety140150 (highest)
Capital discipline54075 (highest)60
Price vs. high estimate149% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)467% above high estimateNo price data204% above high estimate
Market cap$29.1B$5.1BNot reported$6.7B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025