The Moat Index

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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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HLMN · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

NUE · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

KRFG · 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%.

AMSC · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHLMNNUEKRFGAMSC
Moat Score (0–100)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)44
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend69195580 (highest)
Pricing power045 (highest)14
Returns on capital04 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety657455100 (highest)
Capital allocation4486 (highest)2424
205% above value if growth stopped today12% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data
Market cap$1.6B$56.4B$2.7M$1.5B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2026