The Moat Index

Compare moats, side by side.

Two to four companies, scored on the same four filters from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.

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EMBC · Healthcare · Wide moat

83/ 100
Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

A · Healthcare · Wide moat

84/ 100
Wide moat

On the watchlist

HRMY · Healthcare · Wide moat

83/ 100
Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

VLTO · Healthcare · Wide moat

83/ 100
Wide moat

On the watchlist

MeasureEMBCAHRMYVLTO
Moat Score (0–100)8384 (highest)8383
Pricing power99 (highest)9099 (highest)97
Returns on capital100 (highest)84100 (highest)100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)718677
Capital discipline1588 (highest)3242
Margin of safety87% below value (highest margin of safety)160% above value25% below value104% above value
Market cap$190.1M$37.2B$1.9B$23.3B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025