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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VNOV · Industrials · Narrow moat

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WWD · Industrials · 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%.

POOL · Industrials · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

CAT · Industrials · Narrow moat

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MeasureVNOVWWDPOOLCAT
Moat Score (0–100)73 (highest)73 (highest)73 (highest)72
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend8795 (highest)3590
Pricing power71 (highest)435227
Returns on capital88100 (highest)72
Balance-sheet safety737376 (highest)73
Capital allocation448099100 (highest)
No price data651% above value if growth stopped today16% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)319% above value if growth stopped today
Market capNot reported$25.1B$6.7B$413.5B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025