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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DE · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

CRTD · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

ARCB · Industrials · Shallow moat

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%.

FSTJ · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasureDECRTDARCBFSTJ
Moat Score (0–100)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend4170 (highest)2870 (highest)
Pricing power5770—93 (highest)
Returns on capital31—32 (highest)—
Balance-sheet safety—2862 (highest)28
Capital allocation824489 (highest)19
106% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data33% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)2732% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$173.6B$171M$2.9B$46.6M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2022FY2025FY2025