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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ASTH · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AMCCF · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

HIGR · 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%.

TLYS · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureASTHAMCCFHIGRTLYS
Moat Score (0–100)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)38 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend5560 (highest)1010
Pricing power213648 (highest)46
Returns on capital63 (highest)30—34
Balance-sheet safety0555 (highest)55 (highest)
Capital allocation5060 (highest)3944
176% above value if growth stopped today95% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data
Market cap$1.9B$19.6B$1.4MNot reported
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2026