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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MNESP · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

ELTP · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

WST · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

VYCO · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

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%.

MeasureMNESPELTPWSTVYCO
Moat Score (0–100)7475 (highest)75 (highest)74
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend90 (highest)90 (highest)4470
Pricing power777154100 (highest)
Returns on capital608091 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety6673100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation746083 (highest)24
29% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)156% above value if growth stopped today278% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$1.5B$274M$24.6B$2M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025