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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WCN · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

GNE · Utilities · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

ATO · Utilities · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

OTTR · Utilities · 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%.

MeasureWCNGNEATOOTTR
Moat Score (0–100)5561 (highest)5555
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend905797 (highest)74
Pricing power712794 (highest)
Returns on capital690 (highest)431
Balance-sheet safety22100 (highest)2047
Capital discipline85 (highest)326067
Price vs. high estimate189% above high estimate41% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)82% above high estimate24% below high estimate
Market cap$43.4B$380M$29.0B$3.9B
Moat tierShallow moatNarrow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025