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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FSTR · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

DHR · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

STEK · Industrials · 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%.

WFRD · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureFSTRDHRSTEKWFRD
Moat Score (0–100)5051 (highest)51 (highest)50
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend73 (highest)353571
Pricing power329598 (highest)4
Returns on capital167—37 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety856828100 (highest)
Capital allocation4752 (highest)4440
156% above value if growth stopped today166% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data2% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$348M$163.6B$42598$5.4B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025