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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TEAM · Technology · Narrow moat

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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%.

ESE · Technology · Narrow moat

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PANW · Technology · Narrow moat

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DSP · Technology · Narrow moat

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MeasureTEAMESEPANWDSP
Moat Score (0–100)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend70100 (highest)7575
Pricing power100 (highest)64100 (highest)75
Returns on capital—13721 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety5570100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation3679 (highest)4455
No price data381% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)3374% above value if growth stopped today655% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$54.1B$6.4B$278.7B$847M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2026FY2025