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.
INSW · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | INSW | LYTS | RS | ROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 65 | 90 (highest) | 26 | 89 |
| Pricing power | — | 41 | 51 | 97 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 14 | 15 | 42 (highest) | 5 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 58 | 66 | 68 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 80 | 60 | 85 (highest) | 51 |
| 6% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 112% above value if growth stopped today | 42% above value if growth stopped today | 129% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $4.6B | $698M | $21.1B | $39.2B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |