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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VCTR · Other · Narrow moat

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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%.

CBOE · Other · Narrow moat

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GCMG · Other · Narrow moat

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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%.

TW · Other · Narrow moat

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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%.

MeasureVCTRCBOEGCMGTW
Moat Score (0–100)7071 (highest)71 (highest)69
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend949468100 (highest)
Pricing power53
Returns on capital564688 (highest)23
Balance-sheet safety49100 (highest)4673
Capital discipline80608081 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate81% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)93% above high estimate893% above high estimate126% above high estimate
Market cap$6.3B$29.1B$2.5B$21.6B
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Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025
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