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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SIRI · Communications · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CMCSA · Communications · 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%.

NMAX · Communications · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

CALX · Communications · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSIRICMCSANMAXCALX
Moat Score (0–100)5152 (highest)52 (highest)51
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend6978 (highest)7050
Pricing power626472 (highest)
Returns on capital82 (highest)207
Balance-sheet safety32828100 (highest)
Capital allocation4079 (highest)4424
12% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data642% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$10.0BNot reported$812M$2.4B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025