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.
RPM · Materials · Narrow moat
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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%.
LIN · 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%.
SLB · Materials · Narrow moat
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The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | CSW | RPM | LIN | SLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 70 | 71 (highest) | 70 | 70 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 95 (highest) | 84 | 85 | 95 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 75 | 64 | — | 100 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 56 (highest) | — | 26 | 20 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 50 | 46 | 76 (highest) | — |
| Capital allocation | 75 | 89 | 94 (highest) | 65 |
| 244% above value if growth stopped today | 109% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 63% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $4.7B | $13.7B | Not reported | $78.4B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |