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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PPG · Materials · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MGY · Materials · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

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%.

WWW · Materials · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

EXP · Materials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasurePPGMGYWWWEXP
Moat Score (0–100)7577 (highest)7575
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend60755989 (highest)
Pricing power68 (highest)6643
Returns on capital92 (highest)888684
Balance-sheet safety98100 (highest)
Capital discipline79456682 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate26% above high estimate10% above high estimateNo price data24% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$25.9B$4.7B$6.3B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026