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.
LUV · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | LUV | SNX | SWBI | INVX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 48 (highest) | 48 (highest) | 48 (highest) | 48 (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 | 60 | 95 (highest) | 20 | 80 |
| Pricing power | — | 11 | 38 (highest) | 22 |
| Returns on capital | 45 (highest) | 10 | 41 | 4 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 45 | 43 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 40 | 80 (highest) | 40 | 31 |
| 290% above value if growth stopped today | 110% above value if growth stopped today | 48% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 142% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $20.1B | $21.5B | $608M | $2.0B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |