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.
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%.
| Measure | VNOV | WWD | POOL | CAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 73 (highest) | 73 (highest) | 73 (highest) | 72 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 87 | 95 (highest) | 35 | 90 |
| Pricing power | 71 (highest) | 43 | 52 | 27 |
| Returns on capital | 88 | — | 100 (highest) | 72 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 73 | 73 | 76 (highest) | 73 |
| Capital allocation | 44 | 80 | 99 | 100 (highest) |
| No price data | 651% above value if growth stopped today | 16% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 319% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $25.1B | $6.7B | $413.5B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |