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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QMCO · Technology · No moat

No 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%.

BTLN · Technology · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ALGM · Technology · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

FRQN · Technology · No moat

No 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%.

MeasureQMCOBTLNALGMFRQN
Moat Score (0–100)39 (highest)39 (highest)39 (highest)39 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend20154278 (highest)
Pricing power6581 (highest)7027
Returns on capital—028 (highest)—
Balance-sheet safety2878 (highest)3628
Capital allocation44 (highest)242024
No price dataNo price data363% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$268M$11.6M$6.1BNot reported
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2026FY2026FY2024