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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EXP · Materials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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

WWW · Materials · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

PPG · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

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

BCPC · Materials · Narrow moat

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MeasureEXPWWWPPGBCPC
Moat Score (0–100)75 (highest)75 (highest)75 (highest)74
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend89596098 (highest)
Pricing power436668 (highest)54
Returns on capital848692 (highest)58
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital discipline82 (highest)667963
Price vs. high estimate24% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data26% above high estimate167% above high estimate
Market cap$6.3B$25.9B$5.2B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2025