The Moat Index

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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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UG · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

TGLS · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

BCPC · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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SKY · Materials · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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MeasureUGTGLSBCPCSKY
Moat Score (0–100)7374 (highest)74 (highest)72
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)9351
Pricing power60 (highest)535420
Returns on capital100 (highest)645897
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)96100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation30606393 (highest)
20% above value if growth stopped today14% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)332% above value if growth stopped today83% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$35M$2.0B$5.2B$4.5B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026