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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TLF · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ELF · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

OXY · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

NGVT · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureTLFELFOXYNGVT
Moat Score (0–100)5758 (highest)5757
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend6174 (highest)2726
Pricing power959697 (highest)59
Returns on capital420100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)513636
Capital allocation72 (highest)476964
3% below value if growth stopped today394% above value if growth stopped today11% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)2979% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$19.3M$4.6B$54.0B$2.6B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025