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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NASC · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SYM · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

TLSS · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GOLD · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasureNASCSYMTLSSGOLD
Moat Score (0–100)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)34 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend275770 (highest)25
Pricing power70 (highest)000
Returns on capital0 (highest)—0 (highest)—
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)55 (highest)29
Capital allocation44244480 (highest)
No price dataNo price dataNo price dataAround the value if growth stopped today
Market cap$57494$23.5B$1.8B$1.2B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2023FY2025FY2025FY2026