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.
TALO · Materials · 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%.
CRK · Materials · 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%.
| Measure | TALO | CRK | VHI | NESR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 33 (highest) | 33 (highest) | 33 (highest) | 33 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 44 | 54 | 25 | 85 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | — | 12 | 18 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 37 | 8 | 69 (highest) | 9 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 28 | 27 | 15 | 47 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 24 | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 5 |
| No price data | 78% above value if growth stopped today | 56% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 99% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $4.2B | $422M | $1.9B |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |