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.
BYD · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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 | ACFN | DG | JILL | BYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 69 (highest) | 69 (highest) | 69 (highest) | 68 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 80 | 51 | 56 | 90 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 85 | 54 | 97 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 18 | 89 (highest) | 88 | 44 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 85 | 56 | 40 |
| Capital allocation | 60 | 65 | 49 | 100 (highest) |
| 3764% above value if growth stopped today | 40% above value if growth stopped today | 52% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 4% below value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $51.1M | $25.8B | $251M | $6.6B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2026 | FY2025 |