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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LNG · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LNT · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

NEE · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

MSEX · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

MeasureLNGLNTNEEMSEX
Moat Score (0–100)4546 (highest)46 (highest)44
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend557886 (highest)78
Pricing power64100 (highest)
Returns on capital28 (highest)3323
Balance-sheet safety45 (highest)04032
Capital discipline314853 (highest)43
Price vs. high estimateNo price data151% above high estimate52% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)82% above high estimate
Market capNot reported$19.3B$187.0B$1.0B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025