The Moat Index

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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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ECL · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CNR · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

NCSM · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AXIL · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureECLCNRNCSMAXIL
Moat Score (0–100)60 (highest)60 (highest)60 (highest)59
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend92 (highest)557578
Pricing power706479 (highest)
Returns on capital3088 (highest)015
Balance-sheet safety4455100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation62 (highest)426024
348% above value if growth stopped today15% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)396% above value if growth stopped today320% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$75.8B$4.2B$120M$39.9M
Moat tierShallow moatNarrow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025