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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EP · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

CRK · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

SMG · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SNES · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureEPCRKSMGSNES
Moat Score (0–100)36 (highest)36 (highest)36 (highest)36 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend4165 (highest)5765 (highest)
Pricing power3643 (highest)
Returns on capital4857 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)27228
Capital discipline44 (highest)44 (highest)2844 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price data61% above high estimateNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$88.2M$3.8B$4.0B$7.3M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025