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

J · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureNASCSYMTLSSJ
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)32
Pricing power70 (highest)0026
Returns on capital008 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)55 (highest)50
Capital allocation44244451 (highest)
No price dataNo price dataNo price data124% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$66339$23.7B$588944$16.0B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2023FY2025FY2025FY2025