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.
DSFT · Technology · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The capitalDiscipline component abstained: Not enough owner-earnings history to score capital discipline. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | KLIC | APCX | DSFT | KLTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 41 (highest) | 41 (highest) | 41 (highest) | 41 (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 | 20 | 63 (highest) | 20 | 53 |
| Pricing power | 74 | 83 | 88 | 98 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 41 (highest) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 28 | 28 | 55 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 40 (highest) | 24 | — | 24 |
| 579% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | No price data | |
| Market cap | $4.3B | $6.1M | Not reported | $214M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |