Research · refreshed nightly · August 17, 2026

The Best Wide-Moat Small Caps (October 2026)

Wide moat small caps.

Sixteen companies. That is how rare wide-moat small caps turn out to be. Vitec Software leads at a moat score of 78 with an $882M cap, followed by tonies, DoubleVerify and Pure Cycle at 73, and the median moat here is 72.

Moats at this size are usually niche dominance rather than platform power: CTT Systems at $170M and Frequentis at $1.1B carry scores of 72 while growing revenue in the low teens or slower. A defended niche can compound quietly for a long time, and quietly is the operative word; these caps say almost nobody is watching. Click any name for the full citation-backed analysis.

17companies qualify
72median moat
61median MGI
1joined this week

The ranking

Sorted by moat
1
Baltic Classifieds Group PLCBCG.LT🇱🇹
moat 76 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
G 43V 56O 45Cap $1.1B
2
Jungfraubahn Holding AGJFN.CH🇨🇭
moat 74 · revenue +19%/yr · asset light
G 43V 45O 41Cap $1.9B
3
Pure Cycle CorporationPCYO🇺🇸
moat 73 · revenue +13%/yr · scale economics
G 70V 59O 72Cap $263.1M
4
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.DV🇺🇸
moat 73 · revenue +18%/yr · asset light
G 67V 69O 76Cap $1.9B
5
Cambi ASACAMBI.NO🇳🇴
moat 72 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
G 61V 67O 66Cap $305.5M
6
Taylor Devices, Inc.TAYD🇺🇸
moat 72 · revenue +12%/yr · scale economics
G 60V 55O 61Cap $178.2M
7
Frequentis AGFQT.AT🇦🇹
moat 72 · revenue +15%/yr · asset light
G 71V 72O 80Cap $994M
8
Medistim ASAMEDI.NO🇳🇴
moat 72 · revenue +11%/yr · asset light
G 58V 58O 60Cap $463.2M
9
Afya LimitedAFYA🇧🇷
moat 72 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
G 56V 71O 64Cap $1.3B
10
Paxman ABPAX.GB🇬🇧
moat 72 · revenue +27%/yr · asset light
G 65V 62O 69Cap $127.1M
11
Ringmetall SEHP3A.DE🇩🇪
moat 70 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
G 37V 65O 39Cap $91.4M
12
ChemoMetec A/SCHEMM.DK🇩🇰
moat 70 · revenue +15%/yr · asset light
G 66V 39O 62Cap $1.9B
13
ATOSS Software SEAOF.DE🇩🇪
moat 70 · revenue +16%/yr · asset light
G 65V 61O 69Cap $1.5B
14
PharmaNutra S.p.A.PHN.IT🇮🇹
moat 70 · revenue +16%/yr · asset light
G 65V 56O 67Cap $753.3M
15
Asseco South Eastern Europe S.A.ASE.PL🇵🇱
moat 70 · revenue +80%/yr · scale economics
G 61V 56O 63Cap $831.9M
16
CHAPTERS Group AGCHG.DE🇩🇪
moat 70 · revenue +179%/yr · asset light
G 58V 50O 58Cap $1.2B
17
Plejd ABPLEJD.SE🇸🇪
moat 70 · revenue +28%/yr · asset light
G 75V 68O 81Cap $858.6M

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