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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HSCS · Healthcare · No moat

No 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%.

HCIL · Healthcare · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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

LAB · Healthcare · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

QUCY · Healthcare · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHSCSHCILLABQUCY
Moat Score (0–100)35 (highest)35 (highest)35 (highest)35 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend2043 (highest)2020
Pricing power68537694 (highest)
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)28
Capital discipline2444 (highest)2433
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$2.9M$328.4M$11.3M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025