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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COHN · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

HKHC · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ICE · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

FRHC · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

MeasureCOHNHKHCICEFRHC
Moat Score (0–100)5557 (highest)5654
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend657094 (highest)86
Pricing power43 (highest)28
Returns on capital38 (highest)1118
Balance-sheet safety55100 (highest)2578
Capital discipline606085 (highest)25
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data86% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)324% above high estimate
Market cap$27.0M$482.5M$80.3B$9.7B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026