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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SDHC · Industrials · 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%.

QNME · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

BXC · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GDC · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSDHCQNMEBXCGDC
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 trend2950 (highest)2020
Pricing power36281570 (highest)
Returns on capital1863 (highest)4
Balance-sheet safety73 (highest)555555
Capital allocation1744 (highest)4044 (highest)
42% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data9% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$103M$3.5M$644M$86.6M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025