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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TRGP · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

OPAL · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

CEG · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

NJR · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

MeasureTRGPOPALCEGNJR
Moat Score (0–100)41 (highest)41 (highest)41 (highest)40
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend58806495 (highest)
Pricing power15
Returns on capital1840 (highest)65
Balance-sheet safety53 (highest)0525
Capital discipline60 (highest)444256
Price vs. high estimate314% above high estimateNo price data232% above high estimate22% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$60.4BNot reported$85.6B$6.0B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025