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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HLF · Industrials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

SXI · Industrials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

WEYS · Industrials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

DXPE · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHLFSXIWEYSDXPE
Moat Score (0–100)6061 (highest)6060
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend238053100 (highest)
Pricing power100 (highest)616647
Returns on capital100 (highest)313831
Balance-sheet safety184673 (highest)23
Capital allocation59867298 (highest)
51% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)267% above value if growth stopped today51% above value if growth stopped today235% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.5B$3.3B$500M$2.8B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025