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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J · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

NASC · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GOLD · Industrials · 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%.

ASYS · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureJNASCGOLDASYS
Moat Score (0–100)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend32 (highest)272526
Pricing power2670 (highest)056
Returns on capital8 (highest)0—4
Balance-sheet safety50282955 (highest)
Capital allocation514480 (highest)26
135% above value if growth stopped todayNo price dataAround the value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$16.8B$66339$1.1B$184M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2023FY2026FY2025