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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VIAV · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

DIOD · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CCSI · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

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RBRK · 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%.

MeasureVIAVDIODCCSIRBRK
Moat Score (0–100)56 (highest)56 (highest)56 (highest)56 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend25204057 (highest)
Pricing power9754100 (highest)96
Returns on capital5142100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety5582 (highest)2128
Capital allocation5282 (highest)2044
3010% above value if growth stopped today58% above value if growth stopped today27% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$8.8B$4.0B$690M$14.4B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026