The Moat Index

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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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MAS · Industrials · 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%.

TEL · Industrials · Narrow moat

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FTI · Industrials · Narrow moat

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FERG · Industrials · Narrow moat

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MeasureMASTELFTIFERG
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 trend655395 (highest)49
Pricing power60 (highest)57654
Returns on capital7425100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety538594 (highest)84
Capital allocation7854100 (highest)32
77% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)130% above value if growth stopped today1226% above value if growth stopped today112% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$16.2B$59.7B$30.8B$44.9B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025