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.
CSX · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | CXT | SKAS | LMB | CSX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 55 | 56 (highest) | 56 (highest) | 55 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 51 | 25 | 94 (highest) | 52 |
| Pricing power | 40 | 62 (highest) | 4 | — |
| Returns on capital | 62 | 80 (highest) | 35 | 68 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 65 | 55 | 85 (highest) | 23 |
| Capital allocation | 59 | 55 | 60 | 79 (highest) |
| 16% above value if growth stopped today | 52% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 185% above value if growth stopped today | 143% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $6.7M | $846M | $99.0B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |