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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GOLD · Industrials · No moat

No 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%.

TLSS · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

NASC · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

J · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureGOLDTLSSNASCJ
Moat Score (0–100)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend2570 (highest)2732
Pricing power0070 (highest)26
Returns on capital—008 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2955 (highest)2850
Capital allocation80 (highest)444451
3% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data143% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.1B$1.8B$52682$17.4B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2023FY2025