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.
VC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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%.
SHAK · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat
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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%.
| Measure | CDW | BJRI | VC | SHAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 66 | 67 (highest) | 66 | 66 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 66 | 73 | 86 (highest) | 75 |
| Pricing power | 23 | 100 (highest) | 13 | — |
| Returns on capital | 88 (highest) | 10 | — | 7 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 65 | 93 | 73 | 100 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 86 | 57 | 94 (highest) | 80 |
| 27% above value if growth stopped today | 546% above value if growth stopped today | 24% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | |
| Market cap | $17.3B | $1.4B | $2.8B | Not reported |
| Moat tier | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat | Narrow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |