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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HAL · Materials · Narrow moat

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The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

SKY · Materials · Narrow moat

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The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasureHALUGSKYPPG
Moat Score (0–100)7273 (highest)7272
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend70 (highest)5150
Pricing power100 (highest)602068
Returns on capital59100 (highest)9792
Balance-sheet safety80100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation513093 (highest)79
59% above value if growth stopped today20% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)83% above value if growth stopped today84% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$27.9B$35M$4.5B$25.9B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025