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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PAYX · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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OLLI · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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ARHS · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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FCN · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

MeasurePAYXOLLIARHSFCN
Moat Score (0–100)83 (highest)83 (highest)83 (highest)82
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend8995 (highest)9087
Pricing power100 (highest)686556
Returns on capital100 (highest)68100 (highest)76
Balance-sheet safety57100 (highest)100 (highest)92
Capital allocation688460100 (highest)
107% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data73% above value if growth stopped today44% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$38.5BNot reported$1.3B$4.3B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2026FY2025FY2025