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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TRIP · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

DXC · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

PRKR · Technology · 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%.

IBM · Technology · 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%.

MeasureTRIPDXCPRKRIBM
Moat Score (0–100)5859 (highest)59 (highest)58
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend751585 (highest)78
Pricing power100 (highest)7086
Returns on capital3370 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety445055 (highest)23
Capital allocation40100 (highest)2445
315% above value if growth stopped today89% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data79% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$1.6B$1.6B$14.3M$200.7B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025