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%.

LUMN · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CABO · 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%.

TSQ · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureTLUMNCABOTSQ
Moat Score (0–100)26 (highest)26 (highest)26 (highest)26 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend47 (highest)52736
Pricing power82 (highest)48
Returns on capital6031 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety23 (highest)000
Capital discipline274447 (highest)44
Price vs. high estimateAround the high estimateNo price data91% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data
Market cap$168.9B$6.5B$212MNot reported
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025