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.
LAZ · Other · 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%.
SAMG · Other · 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%.
SIEB · Other · 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%.
| Measure | ZSQR | LAZ | SAMG | SIEB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 52 | 53 (highest) | 53 (highest) | 51 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 70 (highest) | 24 | 33 | 22 |
| Pricing power | 92 | — | — | — |
| Returns on capital | 0 | 97 | 100 (highest) | 56 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 55 | 51 | 73 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 44 (highest) | 40 | 5 | 24 |
| No price data | 61% above value if growth stopped today | 33% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 13% below value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $17.2M | $5.0B | $89.1M | $67.1M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |