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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ROP · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

INSW · Industrials · 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%.

CAH · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AGCO · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

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MeasureROPINSWCAHAGCO
Moat Score (0–100)54 (highest)54 (highest)54 (highest)54 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend89 (highest)658331
Pricing power97 (highest)—1436
Returns on capital51454 (highest)29
Balance-sheet safety28585376 (highest)
Capital allocation51806697 (highest)
139% above value if growth stopped today30% above value if growth stopped today405% above value if growth stopped today22% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$40.8B$5.6B$59.0B$7.7B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025