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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SIEB · Other · 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%.

NDAQ · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

BEN · Other · 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%.

ABX · Other · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSIEBNDAQBENABX
Moat Score (0–100)5154 (highest)5150
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend2279 (highest)3857
Pricing power96100 (highest)
Returns on capital561664 (highest)24
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)19669
Capital discipline2460 (highest)3760 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate13% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)159% above high estimate71% above high estimate305% above high estimate
Market cap$67.1M$52.4B$16.8B$1.0B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025