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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WTS · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

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DCI · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

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AOS · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

ITT · Industrials · Wide moat

Wide moat

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MeasureWTSDCIAOSITT
Moat Score (0–100)8384 (highest)8383
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95847298 (highest)
Pricing power68 (highest)606555
Returns on capital66100 (highest)100 (highest)91
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)89100 (highest)86
Capital allocation86 (highest)86 (highest)7983
277% above value if growth stopped today170% above value if growth stopped today45% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$11.5B$10.8B$8.6BNot reported
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025