Does LivaNova PLC have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores LivaNova PLC (LIVN) 47.2 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 98, returns on capital 4, balance-sheet safety 60, capital discipline 24.

How has LIVN's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 47.2 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

LivaNova PLC

LIVN · Healthcare · $4.4B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · Shallow moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

Shallow moat

The four filters

Pricing power98

Median gross margin 67.1% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital4

Median ROIC -1.7%, above the 9% hurdle in 10% of years.

Balance-sheet safety60

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

Capital discipline24

Owner earnings trend unclear, share count growing (dilution).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

No price data

Owner earnings (normalized): —
Est. intrinsic value / share: —
Recent price: $80.70
Discount to value: No price data

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

14 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

LivaNova PLC booked $1.4B of revenue in FY2025 in the Healthcare sector and kept 67.7% of it as gross profit — a high-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −17.5% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $254.3M (FY2013) to $1.4B (FY2025) — about 15.2% a year compounded over 12 years.

It earned 16.7% on invested capital in FY2025, with a median of 1.5% across 13 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 4/100.

The balance sheet carried $376.7M of total debt in FY2025. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 60/100.

The share count rose 104.3% between FY2013 and FY2025 — existing owners have been diluted over the record. Capital Discipline scores it 24/100.

Put together: Pricing Power is the strongest of the four filters (98/100) and Returns on Capital the weakest (4/100), which is how LIVN lands at 47/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$1.4B FY2025

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods67.7% FY2025

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed16.7% FY2025

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out−$323.5M FY2025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in LIVN’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale47.2 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — LIVN has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Healthcare context

#142 of 440 scored Healthcare companies, ranked by Moat Score.

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Common questions about LIVN

Does LivaNova PLC have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores LivaNova PLC (LIVN) 47.2 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 98, returns on capital 4, balance-sheet safety 60, capital discipline 24.
How has LIVN's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 47.2 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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