The Moat Index

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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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PAYS · 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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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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MeasurePAYSHNGECRWDSTX
Moat Score (0–100)63 (highest)63 (highest)63 (highest)62
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend80 (highest)606049
Pricing power7493 (highest)9234
Returns on capital090 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)555538
Capital allocation604444100 (highest)
360% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data1141% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$479MNot reportedNot reported$181.1B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025