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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BG · Consumer Staples · 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%.

BYND · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

BSFC · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureBGBYNDBSFC
Moat Score (0–100)1314 (highest)13
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend25 (highest)2013
Pricing power22 (highest)00
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety228 (highest)28 (highest)
Capital discipline024 (highest)24 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate31% above high estimateNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$23.5B$254M$91632
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025