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.
DE · Industrials · 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
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
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
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%.
| Measure | DE | CRTD | ARCB | FSTJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 53 (highest) | 53 (highest) | 53 (highest) | 53 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 41 | 70 (highest) | 28 | 70 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 57 | 70 | — | 93 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 31 | — | 32 (highest) | — |
| Balance-sheet safety | — | 28 | 62 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital discipline | 82 | 44 | 89 (highest) | 19 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 25% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | No price data | 58% above high estimate | 2572% above high estimate |
| Market cap | $169.9B | $199M | $3.4B | $44M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2022 | FY2025 | FY2025 |