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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VRT · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LQDT · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

DOCU · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

HHS · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasureVRTLQDTDOCUHHS
Moat Score (0–100)59 (highest)59 (highest)59 (highest)59 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)607520
Pricing power5380100 (highest)
Returns on capital28572591 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety92100 (highest)73100 (highest)
Capital discipline28 (highest)02424
Price vs. high estimate1557% above high estimate311% above high estimate1071% above high estimate78% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)
Market cap$111.1B$1.4B$10.0B$17.9M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025