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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BUDA · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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MNST · Consumer Staples · Wide moat

Wide moat

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COCO · Consumer Staples · Wide moat

Wide moat

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SAM · Consumer Staples · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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MeasureBUDAMNSTCOCOSAM
Moat Score (0–100)7893 (highest)8478
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend8095 (highest)95 (highest)72
Pricing power7791 (highest)4669
Returns on capital100 (highest)100 (highest)9569
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation347884 (highest)78
187% above value if growth stopped today445% above value if growth stopped today626% above value if growth stopped today129% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)
Market cap$113M$91.4B$3.8B$2.0B
Moat tierNarrow moatWide moatWide moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025