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 · Narrow moat

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

GPC · Industrials · Narrow moat

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

VMI · Industrials · Narrow moat

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HDSN · Industrials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

MeasureDEGPCVMIHDSN
Moat Score (0–100)60 (highest)60 (highest)60 (highest)60 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend71507488 (highest)
Pricing power57 (highest)564019
Returns on capital31100 (highest)4738
Balance-sheet safety59100 (highest)
Capital discipline82 (highest)358055
Price vs. high estimate16% above high estimate64% above high estimate124% above high estimate32% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$158.5B$16.8B$10.3B$254.5M
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Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025