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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SXT · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

RES · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GTE · 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%.

SLSN · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureSXTRESGTESLSN
Moat Score (0–100)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)44
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend6980 (highest)4755
Pricing power582591 (highest)33
Returns on capital1622 (highest)11
Balance-sheet safety33590100 (highest)
Capital allocation48 (highest)374124
286% above value if growth stopped today22% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data234% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$5.4B$1.2BNot reported$66.4M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025