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.
LEE · Materials · 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%.
| Measure | VIRC | EQT | LODE | LEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 59 | 67 (highest) | 50 | 5 |
| Pricing power | 56 | 74 (highest) | 70 | — |
| Returns on capital | 11 | 4 | 0 | 97 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 80 (highest) | 50 | 55 | 28 |
| Capital allocation | 12 | 24 | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) |
| 52% below value if growth stopped today | 72% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 79% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $94.6M | $33.1B | $156M | $46.2M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |