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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POWI · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

VIA · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

EEX · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LGL · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasurePOWIVIAEEXLGL
Moat Score (0–100)52 (highest)52 (highest)52 (highest)52 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend1070 (highest)6065
Pricing power856898 (highest)
Returns on capital46 (highest)329
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)2828100 (highest)
Capital allocation2044 (highest)44 (highest)34
338% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data207% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)770% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$3.5BNot reported$996M$41.7M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025