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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SLGN · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The balanceSheet component abstained: Insufficient leverage/coverage inputs to score the balance sheet. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

DINO · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GLW · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GOLD · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

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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%.

MeasureSLGNDINOGLWGOLD
Moat Score (0–100)41 (highest)41 (highest)41 (highest)40
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend485069 (highest)54
Pricing power282754 (highest)0
Returns on capital21 (highest)21 (highest)6
Balance-sheet safety47 (highest)4128
Capital allocation65603580 (highest)
22% above value if growth stopped today38% above value if growth stopped today761% above value if growth stopped today44% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$4.9B$15.9B$125.8B$970M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025