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.
SIX · Communications · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
ADEA · Communications · 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%.
CPHC · Communications · 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%.
CCZ · Communications · 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%.
| Measure | SIX | ADEA | CPHC | CCZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 52 | 54 (highest) | 52 | 52 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 23 | 61 | 29 | 78 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 100 | — | — | — |
| Returns on capital | 99 (highest) | 55 | 56 | 20 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 0 | 41 | 100 (highest) | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 39 | 59 | 24 | 79 (highest) |
| 138% above value if growth stopped today | 5% above value if growth stopped today | 3% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | |
| Market cap | $2.7B | $1.8B | $80.7M | Not reported |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2023 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |