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.
AEO · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
On the watchlist
BYD · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
Wonderful & reasonably priced
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 | AEO | ACFN | BYD | BWMN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 68 | 69 (highest) | 68 | 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 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 95 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 59 | 85 (highest) | — | 84 |
| Returns on capital | 90 (highest) | 18 | 44 | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) | 40 | 83 |
| Capital allocation | 48 | 60 | 100 (highest) | 80 |
| 16% above value if growth stopped today | 3469% above value if growth stopped today | 23% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 431% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $47.2M | $5.3B | $736M |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |