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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CMG · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

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%.

LULU · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

TXRH · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

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%.

MEDP · Consumer Discretionary · Wide moat

Wide moat

On the watchlist

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%.

MeasureCMGLULUTXRHMEDP
Moat Score (0–100)9597 (highest)97 (highest)94
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend879496 (highest)85
Pricing power92
Returns on capital97100 (highest)9792
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital discipline95100 (highest)93100 (highest)
Price vs. high estimate216% above high estimate53% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)129% above high estimate194% above high estimate
Market cap$43.1B$13.0B$12.9B$15.0B
Moat tierWide moatWide moatWide moatWide moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025
CMG vs LULU vs TXRH vs MEDP — Moat Score Comparison · Buy Like Buffett