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.
OTIS · Industrials · 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%.
JBHT · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | VMI | KMT | OTIS | JBHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (highest) | 62 (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 | 83 (highest) | 73 | 65 | 32 |
| Pricing power | 40 | 46 (highest) | — | — |
| Returns on capital | 47 | 24 | 100 (highest) | 79 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 59 | 78 (highest) | 34 | 66 |
| Capital allocation | 80 | 91 (highest) | 49 | 71 |
| 211% above value if growth stopped today | 34% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | 175% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $8.8B | $2.4B | Not reported | $22.3B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 |