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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ESI · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

XAGE · 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%.

SNBRQ · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LEGH · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureESIXAGESNBRQLEGH
Moat Score (0–100)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)52
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend4170 (highest)517
Pricing power7071100 (highest)42
Returns on capital096 (highest)55
Balance-sheet safety7228073 (highest)
Capital allocation80 (highest)446474
No price dataNo price dataNo price data4% above value if growth stopped today
Market capNot reported$375947Not reported$631M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025