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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SKIN · Healthcare · 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%.

ADCT · Healthcare · 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%.

BMRN · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

APT · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSKINADCTBMRNAPT
Moat Score (0–100)55 (highest)55 (highest)55 (highest)55 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend424280 (highest)23
Pricing power84100 (highest)9957
Returns on capital033 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety285573100 (highest)
Capital allocation67 (highest)242462
No price dataNo price data486% above value if growth stopped today14% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$93.4M$145M$11.4B$49.9M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025