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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VNT · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

INDV · Healthcare · 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%.

EMBC · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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Wonderful & reasonably priced

CHE · Healthcare · Narrow moat

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MeasureVNTINDVEMBCCHE
Moat Score (0–100)70 (highest)70 (highest)70 (highest)69
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend68783679 (highest)
Pricing power75100 (highest)990
Returns on capital86100 (highest)100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety6458100 (highest)73
Capital discipline55431595 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate31% below high estimateNo price data86% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)135% above high estimate
Market cap$4.4B$5.1B$192M$7.0B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025