The Moat Index

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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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XLAB · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow 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%.

QXL · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

TTEC · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

MAX · Technology · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureXLABQXLTTECMAX
Moat Score (0–100)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)45 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend50502770 (highest)
Pricing power3270 (highest)—28
Returns on capital—793 (highest)66
Balance-sheet safety55 (highest)55 (highest)280
Capital allocation44443361 (highest)
No price dataNo price data87% below value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market capNot reported$48.1M$60M$628M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2025FY2025