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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ARKR · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

HZO · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AUC · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MDEX · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

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%.

MeasureARKRHZOAUCMDEX
Moat Score (0–100)3637 (highest)37 (highest)36
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend4057 (highest)3350
Pricing power3970 (highest)42
Returns on capital45 (highest)230
Balance-sheet safety28055 (highest)28
Capital discipline3364 (highest)2424
Price vs. high estimateNo price data39% below high estimateNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$20.8M$742.9M$95.9M$251714
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2025