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.
GNK · Industrials · No moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | GNK | MSN | MEC | DNOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 27 | 28 (highest) | 28 (highest) | 27 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 26 | 17 | 35 (highest) | 32 |
| Pricing power | — | 4 | 19 | 27 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 7 (highest) | 0 | 5 | 7 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 33 | 55 (highest) | 28 | 28 |
| Capital discipline | 44 | 64 (highest) | 52 | 44 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 31% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | No price data | 147% above high estimate | 127% above high estimate |
| Market cap | $1.1B | $7.6M | $591.3M | $2.6B |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |