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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T · Communications · No moat

No 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%.

CMLS · Communications · No moat

No 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%.

TOON · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SURG · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureTCMLSTOONSURG
Moat Score (0–100)2728 (highest)2727
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend522055 (highest)46
Pricing power10 (highest)0
Returns on capital60018 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2328 (highest)28 (highest)28 (highest)
Capital discipline2764 (highest)4444
Price vs. high estimate10% below high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$153.7B$87200$33.6M$6.8M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025
T vs CMLS vs TOON vs SURG — Moat Score Comparison · Buy Like Buffett