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.

Try AAPL vs MSFT vs KO, V vs MA, or COST vs WMT vs TGT.

CIRX · 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%.

CPB · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LSF · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

IPST · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureCIRXCPBLSFIPST
Moat Score (0–100)3637 (highest)37 (highest)36
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend20446070 (highest)
Pricing power73 (highest)502419
Returns on capital40 (highest)00
Balance-sheet safety28355 (highest)28
Capital discipline24474464 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price data30% below high estimateNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$148363$6.6B$43.6M$23.1M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025