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.
SEI · Industrials · Narrow moat
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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%.
| Measure | SEI | ACLS | IEX | CMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 75 | 76 (highest) | 76 (highest) | 75 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 85 (highest) | 73 | 80 | 79 |
| Pricing power | — | 69 | 76 (highest) | 45 |
| Returns on capital | 74 | 93 | 72 | 96 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 62 | 73 | 81 (highest) | 69 |
| Capital discipline | 80 | 72 | 70 | 87 (highest) |
| Price vs. high estimate | No price data | 22% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | 46% above high estimate | 125% above high estimate |
| Market cap | — | $4.0B | $16.4B | $88.3B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |