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.

Try AAPL vs MSFT vs KO, V vs MA, or COST vs WMT vs TGT.

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 allocation54075 (highest)60
113% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)463% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data181% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$25.0B$5.0BNot reported$6.2B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025