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.
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 | SMID | CMPR | MGY | CSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 69 (highest) | 69 (highest) | 69 (highest) | 68 |
| 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) | 68 | 45 | 79 |
| Pricing power | 33 | 82 (highest) | — | 46 |
| Returns on capital | 80 | 42 | 88 (highest) | 54 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 73 | 53 | 98 (highest) | 62 |
| Capital allocation | 63 | 100 (highest) | 45 | 100 (highest) |
| 41% above value if growth stopped today | 139% above value if growth stopped today | 7% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 49% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $119M | $1.8B | $4.6B | $13.4B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |