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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NOW · Technology · Narrow moat

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CRDO · Technology · Narrow moat

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BOX · Technology · 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%.

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MeasureNOWCRDOBOXTDC
Moat Score (0–100)71 (highest)71 (highest)71 (highest)71 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)807545
Pricing power100 (highest)889888
Returns on capital357—93 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)6070
Capital allocation2480 (highest)4958
826% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data239% above value if growth stopped today31% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$146.6B$33.2B$5.4B$2.8B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2026FY2025