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.
CSX · Industrials · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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 | SOTK | CSX | HAYW | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 54 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 15 | 52 | 52 | 56 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 70 | — | 77 (highest) | 58 |
| Returns on capital | 18 | 68 (highest) | 21 | 42 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 23 | 32 | 58 |
| Capital allocation | 70 | 79 | 93 (highest) | 58 |
| 334% above value if growth stopped today | 115% above value if growth stopped today | 41% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 77% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $72.6M | $87.6B | $2.8B | $4.0B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |