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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VICR · Technology · Narrow moat

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GTLL · Technology · Narrow moat

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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%.

PLTK · Technology · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

AEIS · Technology · Narrow moat

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MeasureVICRGTLLPLTKAEIS
Moat Score (0–100)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)64 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend71 (highest)633355
Pricing power7070100 (highest)50
Returns on capital35100 (highest)87
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)2875
Capital allocation442461 (highest)53
No price dataNo price data65% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)597% above value if growth stopped today
Market capNot reportedNot reported$1.4B$11.5B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025