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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LEU · Materials · 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%.

BDCO · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SDRL · Materials · No moat

No 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%.

HGYN · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureLEUBDCOSDRLHGYN
Moat Score (0–100)3637 (highest)3636
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend53 (highest)492433
Pricing power17 (highest)04
Returns on capital83 (highest)370
Balance-sheet safety312842100 (highest)
Capital discipline44 (highest)244344 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data20% below high estimateNo price data
Market cap$62.7M$2.7B$2.1M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025