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.
PAYO · Technology · Wide moat
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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%.
| Measure | PAYO | WEX | DUOL | MSCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 85 | 86 (highest) | 86 (highest) | 85 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 80 | 81 | 85 | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | 67 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 86 | 82 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 25 |
| Capital allocation | 75 | 100 (highest) | 44 | 100 (highest) |
| 100% above value if growth stopped today | 36% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | 229% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $2.5B | $6.0B | Not reported | $40.5B |
| Moat tier | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat | Wide moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |