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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LLYVA · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

CLUS · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

KTEL · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AMC · Communications · 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%.

MeasureLLYVACLUSKTELAMC
Moat Score (0–100)24 (highest)24 (highest)24 (highest)23
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend202250 (highest)
Pricing power23 (highest)017
Returns on capital007 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)280
Capital discipline44 (highest)44 (highest)44 (highest)44 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$9.0B$7.9M$1.5B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025