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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SNBRQ · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LPX · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

XAGE · Materials · 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%.

ESI · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSNBRQLPXXAGEESI
Moat Score (0–100)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)53 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend52070 (highest)41
Pricing power100 (highest)187170
Returns on capital96 (highest)930
Balance-sheet safety079 (highest)2872
Capital allocation64574480 (highest)
No price data12% above value if growth stopped todayNo price dataNo price data
Market capNot reported$5.2B$375947Not reported
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025