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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ETN · Industrials · Narrow moat

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The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

EDUC · Industrials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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%.

PRLB · Industrials · Narrow moat

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PH · Industrials · Narrow moat

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MeasureETNEDUCPRLBPH
Moat Score (0–100)6667 (highest)6666
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend825185 (highest)77
Pricing power5396 (highest)7334
Returns on capital501970 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety78100 (highest)58
Capital discipline81425591 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate155% above high estimate49% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)314% above high estimate166% above high estimate
Market cap$155.7B$12.4M$1.8B$120.4B
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Filings as ofFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025