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.
VRRM · Industrials · Shallow 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%.
ZWS · Industrials · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
| Measure | VRRM | RGR | ZWS | MIDD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 74 (highest) | 47 | 48 | 61 |
| Pricing power | — | 27 | 60 | 64 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 8 | 90 (highest) | 20 | 26 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 22 | 28 | 67 (highest) | 26 |
| Capital discipline | 80 (highest) | 40 | 34 | 50 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 58% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | Around the high estimate | 494% above high estimate | No price data |
| Market cap | $625.0M | $608.9M | $8.0B | — |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |