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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On the watchlist

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%.

VICR · Technology · Narrow moat

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PAYS · Technology · Narrow moat

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On the watchlist

DXC · Technology · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

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%.

MeasureTEAMVICRPAYSDXC
Moat Score (0–100)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)65 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend707490 (highest)40
Pricing power100 (highest)7074
Returns on capital35070 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety55100 (highest)100 (highest)50
Capital discipline344460100 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price data370% above high estimate90% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$25.2B$489.2M$1.5B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026