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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IOSP · Materials · Narrow moat

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SM · Materials · Narrow moat

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The capitalDiscipline component abstained: Not enough owner-earnings history to score capital discipline. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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MeasureIOSPSMCROXAMRZ
Moat Score (0–100)60 (highest)60 (highest)60 (highest)60 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend7175 (highest)6071
Pricing power4686 (highest)8444
Returns on capital384393 (highest)86
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)37033
Capital allocation466466 (highest)
62% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data16% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)112% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$2.1B$3.8B$6.8B$27.9B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025