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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HWM · 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%.

CHEF · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

BZH · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

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EAF · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHWMCHEFBZHEAF
Moat Score (0–100)4344 (highest)4343
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend3694 (highest)6419
Pricing power43 (highest)823
Returns on capital255480 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety65 (highest)154028
Capital discipline4460100 (highest)64
Price vs. high estimate642% above high estimate912% above high estimate38% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data
Market cap$109.2B$3.9B$967.6M$163.2M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025