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.
IBEX · Technology · Wide moat
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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 | GOOGL | IBEX | MSFT | QLYS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 97 | 98 (highest) | 98 (highest) | 95 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 95 | 92 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 94 | — | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 97 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 97 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 98 | 100 (highest) | 99 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital discipline | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 90 | 81 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 182% above high estimate | 27% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | 117% above high estimate | 160% above high estimate |
| Market cap | $3.87T | $447M | $2.84T | $4.9B |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |