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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WTER · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

QIND · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CLIR · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

TKLS · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasureWTERQINDCLIRTKLS
Moat Score (0–100)33 (highest)33 (highest)33 (highest)33 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend602065 (highest)60
Pricing power3349 (highest)210
Returns on capital018 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)55 (highest)28
Capital allocation44 (highest)242444 (highest)
No price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$390210$1.2M$18.6M$63.2M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2023FY2025FY2025FY2025