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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DWAY · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

APTV · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

PHIN · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

HIGR · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No 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%.

MeasureDWAYAPTVPHINHIGR
Moat Score (0–100)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend5054 (highest)54 (highest)10
Pricing power70 (highest)244048
Returns on capital052 (highest)20
Balance-sheet safety28223755 (highest)
Capital allocation44 (highest)404039
No price data44% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)64% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$5.3M$12.0B$3.0B$3M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025