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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PH · Industrials · Narrow moat

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MHO · Industrials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

WWD · Industrials · 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%.

SYY · Industrials · Narrow moat

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MeasurePHMHOWWDSYY
Moat Score (0–100)73 (highest)73 (highest)73 (highest)73 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend96 (highest)649588
Pricing power423343 (highest)35
Returns on capital7097 (highest)—81
Balance-sheet safety66100 (highest)7360
Capital allocation91728098 (highest)
224% above value if growth stopped today39% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)498% above value if growth stopped today90% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$121.2B$3.2B$20.0B$39.4B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2026