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.
GPC · Industrials · Narrow moat
On the watchlist
The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | GPC | SCIA | BWXT | VMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 60 | 61 (highest) | 61 (highest) | 60 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 50 | 61 | 65 | 74 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 56 (highest) | 27 | 41 | 40 |
| Returns on capital | 100 (highest) | 93 | 87 | 47 |
| Balance-sheet safety | — | 100 (highest) | 32 | 59 |
| Capital discipline | 35 | 24 | 77 | 80 (highest) |
| Price vs. high estimate | 64% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | No price data | 206% above high estimate | 124% above high estimate |
| Market cap | $16.8B | — | $15.5B | $10.3B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |