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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D · 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%.

TLN · 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%.

SPRU · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

QRHC · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureDTLNSPRUQRHC
Moat Score (0–100)2324 (highest)2323
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend605063 (highest)50
Pricing power28 (highest)12
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety00028 (highest)
Capital discipline3144 (highest)2424
Price vs. high estimate176% above high estimateNo price dataNo price data15% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$62.5B$16.4B$39.4M$25.8M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025