The Moat Index

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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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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%.

MeasureSNPSSMCIFATNGTLL
Moat Score (0–100)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)95 (highest)4763
Pricing power100 (highest)19100 (highest)70
Returns on capital664876 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety0100 (highest)72100 (highest)
Capital discipline60 (highest)60 (highest)2624
Price vs. high estimate200% above high estimate55% above high estimate13% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data
Market cap$69.5B$17.9B$63.3MNot reported
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Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025