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.
MGSD · 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%.
| Measure | MGSD | FERG | BWXT | RBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 64 (highest) | 64 (highest) | 64 (highest) | 63 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 70 | 49 | 80 | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 70 (highest) | 54 | 41 | 64 |
| Returns on capital | — | 100 (highest) | 87 | 13 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 73 | 84 (highest) | 32 | 80 |
| Capital allocation | 42 | 32 | 77 (highest) | 60 |
| No price data | 112% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 409% above value if growth stopped today | 630% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $1.3M | $44.9B | $16.0B | $19.5B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 |