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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HLIO · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

FTV · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

RWAX · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

ZWS · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHLIOFTVRWAXZWS
Moat Score (0–100)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend33437084 (highest)
Pricing power5790 (highest)7160
Returns on capital35 (highest)1220
Balance-sheet safety80 (highest)662867
Capital allocation60 (highest)564434
171% above value if growth stopped today56% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data501% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$2.6B$19.5BNot reported$8.1B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025