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.
GRND · Technology · Narrow 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 | GRND | CRMZ | SPGI | EPAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 77 (highest) | 77 (highest) | 77 (highest) | 76 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 85 (highest) | 48 | 78 | 60 |
| Pricing power | — | 98 | 100 (highest) | 54 |
| Returns on capital | 93 | 58 | 77 | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 69 | 100 (highest) | 73 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 60 | 79 (highest) | 56 | 68 |
| 519% above value if growth stopped today | 23% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 177% above value if growth stopped today | 24% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $2.6B | $23.2M | $128.4B | $6.6B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |