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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FTV · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CRS · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MLAB · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

RWAX · 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%.

MeasureFTVCRSMLABRWAX
Moat Score (0–100)5354 (highest)54 (highest)53
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend438586 (highest)70
Pricing power90398 (highest)71
Returns on capital1219 (highest)0—
Balance-sheet safety6692 (highest)4228
Capital allocation5668 (highest)4344
45% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)657% above value if growth stopped today182% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$18.1B$18.9B$706MNot reported
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2026FY2025