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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LGND · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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GYRE · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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DRS · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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MEHA · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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%.

MeasureLGNDGYREDRSMEHA
Moat Score (0–100)6465 (highest)6464
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend657080 (highest)66
Pricing power100 (highest)100 (highest)2890
Returns on capital20933 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety44100 (highest)100 (highest)55
Capital discipline91 (highest)448044
Price vs. high estimate528% above high estimate1032% above high estimate224% above high estimate94% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$5.9B$542M$12.8B$86041
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025