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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LZ · Technology · Narrow moat

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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%.

EPAM · Technology · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

FN · Technology · Narrow moat

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CPAY · Technology · Narrow moat

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MeasureLZEPAMFNCPAY
Moat Score (0–100)76 (highest)76 (highest)76 (highest)76 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend7460100 (highest)100 (highest)
Pricing power100 (highest)5429100 (highest)
Returns on capital100 (highest)9274
Balance-sheet safety71100 (highest)7319
Capital allocation606888 (highest)88 (highest)
577% above value if growth stopped today16% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)321% above value if growth stopped today110% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.0B$6.2B$13.9B$27.2B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025