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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EL · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

FSI · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

REYN · Materials · 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%.

RES · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureELFSIREYNRES
Moat Score (0–100)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend17415080 (highest)
Pricing power99 (highest)453525
Returns on capital62 (highest)50—22
Balance-sheet safety2391 (highest)3259
Capital allocation24064 (highest)37
540% above value if growth stopped today126% above value if growth stopped today34% above value if growth stopped today30% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$37.1B$76.5M$4.7B$1.3B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2025