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.

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AMZN · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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ROST · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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AZO · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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BURL · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

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The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasureAMZNROSTAZOBURL
Moat Score (0–100)8182 (highest)82 (highest)81
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend95 (highest)809381
Pricing power624489 (highest)71
Returns on capital90100 (highest)100 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)4072
Capital discipline608486100 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate315% above high estimate128% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data482% above high estimate
Market cap$2.49T$77.0BNot reported$21.9B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2026
AMZN vs ROST vs AZO vs BURL — Moat Score Comparison · Buy Like Buffett