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.
JBHT · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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%.
OTIS · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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 | JBHT | OTIS | VMI | BDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (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 | 32 | 65 | 83 (highest) | 83 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | — | 40 | 57 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 79 | 100 (highest) | 47 | 39 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 66 | 34 | 59 | 72 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 71 | 49 | 80 (highest) | 56 |
| 237% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 236% above value if growth stopped today | 52% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $27.3B | Not reported | $9.5B | $4.0B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |