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.
BYD · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
Wonderful & reasonably priced
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%.
AEO · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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| Measure | BYD | JILL | ACFN | AEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 68 | 69 (highest) | 69 (highest) | 68 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 90 (highest) | 56 | 80 | 45 |
| Pricing power | — | 97 (highest) | 85 | 59 |
| Returns on capital | 44 | 88 | 18 | 90 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 40 | 56 | 100 (highest) | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 100 (highest) | 49 | 60 | 48 |
| 22% below value if growth stopped today | 29% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 3372% above value if growth stopped today | 18% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $5.3B | $365M | $45.9M | $3.0B |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2026 |