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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NI · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AVA · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

AWR · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

OGS · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureNIAVAAWROGS
Moat Score (0–100)5052 (highest)5050
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend87837492 (highest)
Pricing power100 (highest)8487
Returns on capital0220 (highest)5
Balance-sheet safety292 (highest)1931
Capital allocation60 (highest)315633
164% above value if growth stopped today82% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)155% above value if growth stopped today101% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$22.3B$3.5B$3.4B$5.0B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025