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.
EXPD · Industrials · Narrow 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 | PLUS | ACMR | EXPD | EME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 78 | 79 (highest) | 78 | 78 |
| 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 | 95 | 30 | 100 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 43 | 78 (highest) | — | 20 |
| Returns on capital | 86 | 70 | 100 (highest) | 97 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 89 | 100 (highest) | 73 |
| Capital allocation | 80 | 62 | 84 | 100 (highest) |
| 67% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | 154% above value if growth stopped today | 371% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $2.3B | Not reported | $23.5B | $33.2B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |