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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GEN · Technology · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

PLXS · Technology · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

SAIL · 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%.

DV · Technology · Narrow moat

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MeasureGENPLXSSAILDV
Moat Score (0–100)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend80726090 (highest)
Pricing power100 (highest)2799100 (highest)
Returns on capital4075 (highest)8
Balance-sheet safety18665573 (highest)
Capital allocation83 (highest)83 (highest)4452
30% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)342% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data124% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$15.5B$6.8B$8.4B$1.7B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2026FY2025