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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ESMR · Technology · Narrow moat

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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%.

PAYS · Technology · Narrow moat

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P · Technology · Narrow moat

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PARA · Technology · Narrow moat

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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%.

MeasureESMRPAYSPPARA
Moat Score (0–100)6263 (highest)6262
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend7080 (highest)80 (highest)57
Pricing power100 (highest)74100 (highest)91
Returns on capital—04 (highest)—
Balance-sheet safety55100 (highest)100 (highest)55
Capital allocation2460 (highest)2844
No price data683% above value if growth stopped todayNo price dataNo price data
Market capNot reported$815MNot reported$5.7M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025