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.
MGY · Materials · 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 | CSL | MGY | SMID | SHOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 68 | 69 (highest) | 69 (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 | 79 | 45 | 95 (highest) | 51 |
| Pricing power | 46 | — | 33 | 68 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 54 | 88 | 80 | 93 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 62 | 98 (highest) | 73 | 85 |
| Capital allocation | 100 (highest) | 45 | 63 | 40 |
| 54% above value if growth stopped today | 9% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 91% above value if growth stopped today | 59% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $13.8B | $4.7B | $161M | $3.1B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |