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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TALO · Materials · 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%.

CBUS · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

RITE · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

APD · Materials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureTALOCBUSRITEAPD
Moat Score (0–100)35 (highest)35 (highest)35 (highest)35 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend52 (highest)2444
Pricing power5462 (highest)51
Returns on capital370041 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)55 (highest)0
Capital discipline2444 (highest)2439
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data163% above high estimate
Market cap$14.3M$66.0B
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025