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.
SLB · Materials · Narrow moat
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The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
LIN · Materials · 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%.
MGY · Materials · 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 | SLB | LIN | CSW | MGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 70 (highest) | 70 (highest) | 70 (highest) | 69 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 95 (highest) | 85 | 95 (highest) | 45 |
| Pricing power | 100 (highest) | — | 75 | — |
| Returns on capital | 20 | 26 | 56 | 88 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | — | 76 | 50 | 98 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 65 | 94 (highest) | 75 | 45 |
| 63% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 244% above value if growth stopped today | 9% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $78.4B | Not reported | $4.7B | $4.7B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 |