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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DBHL · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The balanceSheet component abstained: No debt, cash, or interest-expense disclosures to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

ED · 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%.

SO · 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%.

QRHC · Utilities · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureDBHLEDSOQRHC
Moat Score (0–100)26 (highest)26 (highest)26 (highest)24
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend062 (highest)62 (highest)59
Pricing power78 (highest)12
Returns on capital04 (highest)10
Balance-sheet safety1128 (highest)
Capital discipline243739 (highest)24
Price vs. high estimateNo price data98% above high estimate48% above high estimate22% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$40.1B$105.7B$27.5M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025